The University of Otago research surveyed the sexual health of 2922 students aged 17 to 24 from universities nationwide.It found 20 per cent of respondents reported at least three partners in the last 12 months.Online romance and dating scams are cruelly fleecing New Zealanders of millions of dollars.Last year, more than 130 were betrayed by people they thought loved them.Seven of those victims reported losses of more than 0,000 each.Netsafe executive director Martin Cocker said victims transferred an average of 00 each to overseas bank accounts.But first, check out the things you need to know about New Zealand adult dating.

Dating, relating and mating there is nothing if not an adventure!"Some people are open with the information they share on dating sites," Farvid said."Finding where someone lives and what they do for work allows the scammer to make a personal connection." A woman who realised the "perfect guy" she met online was a Nigerian scammer turned the tables on him — and got it all on camera."As soon as someone asks for money to be sent via a transfer or Western Union, alarm bells should ring," Cocker said.The most lucrative scam was an upfront money transfer connected to a fictional inheritance.