The Rising Threat of Online Romance Fraud
Finding a spouse online should be safe, not risky. Yet romance fraud alone cost UK victims over £106 million in 2024, according to the City of London Police. Globally, online romance scams continue to rise, with millions lost annually as scammers exploit trust, culture, and emotional vulnerability. In Muslim communities, victims may feel additional pressure to avoid disclosure due to cultural stigma, making prevention even more critical.
Scammers use fake profiles, AI-generated messages, falsified religious credentials, and impersonation of community figures. Many unsuspecting users fall victim to emotional manipulation, financial loss, and identity theft.
Many “Imam-approved” Muslim marriage apps do not require any ID verification and lack guardian monitoring features, leaving users exposed. These platforms rely on community blind trust, assuming religious or community affiliation alone ensures safety. In reality, this approach fails to prevent scams or fraudulent behaviour, especially in an online environment where deception can occur easily.
MMS was built to address these gaps. As the world’s only Certified Social Enterprise Sharia-compliant marriage brand, MMS embeds security, ethics, and Sharia-guided oversight into every step of the matchmaking journey. MMS also charges a nominal Social Impact Fee, ensuring members are serious about finding a spouse while funding community initiatives that benefit the Ummah. As a certified social enterprise, 50% of MMS profits are legally required to be either reinvested into the business or donated to charity, guaranteeing the platform continually serves its community.
How MMS Protects Members
1. Social Impact Fee
Members contribute a nominal Social Impact Fee, which helps maintain platform integrity by attracting committed users and funding initiatives like mental health workshops, digital literacy training, and community awareness campaigns. The legal requirement to reinvest or donate 50% of profits ensures MMS consistently prioritizes community benefit.
2. Mandatory Biometric ID Verification & AML Screening
Every member is verified through Yoti, a Certified B Corporation and global leader in AI-driven identity verification. Mandatory AML screening checks against international watch lists and known fraud databases, ensuring all members are authentic and accountable.
3. Optional Enhanced DBS & Supporting Documents
Members may submit Enhanced DBS certificates or other supporting documents for Level 2/3 verification. While optional, this provides extra credibility and reassurance for those seeking additional confidence in potential partners.
4. DynamIQ Guardian™
MMS offers optional guardian monitoring, allowing trusted relatives to discreetly oversee interactions, including video calls and video profiles, providing early warning if coercion or deception occurs.
5. ProfileShield™
This enables secure profile sharing with optional guardian approval, preventing private profile information from being shared outside MMS and safeguarding member dignity.
6. Guardian Council
MMS is guided by a Guardian Council that ensures policies and operations are ethically and Sharia-compliant. The council is advised by a respected female Sharia scholar and global family solicitor, ensuring women’s perspectives are represented.
7. Phone Support
MMS provides dedicated phone support to assist members with account verification, technical issues, or general questions. This personal touch ensures members feel supported, confident, and connected, something many other platforms, including Imam-approved apps, lack.
8. EV SSL (Extended Validation SSL)
MMS uses EV SSL encryption, the highest standard of website security. This protects all member data, communications, and transactions from hackers or interception. The certificate verification provides users visible assurance that the platform is authentic and secure.
9. Big Five Quiz
MMS offers an optional Big Five Personality Quiz to help members better understand their personality traits and compatibility with potential partners. Based on the widely recognized Big Five model of personality, the quiz evaluates Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism, providing insights that can improve matchmaking and communication while maintaining privacy.
Planned Community Programs
Once our in-house Doctor of Psychology (and Guardian Council member) is licensed with the HCPC, MMS will introduce:
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Mental health workshops to navigate relationship dynamics and recognize warning signs of manipulation.
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Digital literacy training to educate members about online safety, fraud awareness, and secure communication practices.
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Community awareness campaigns to reinforce safe and culturally aligned matchmaking practices.
These programs complement the platform’s security features, providing members with practical skills and confidence to engage safely online.
How MMS Minimizes Romance Fraud
MMS is designed to drastically reduce the risk of romance fraud. Its multi-layered approach—including mandatory ID verification, AML checks, optional Enhanced DBS verification, guardian-monitored interactions, and secure profile sharing—ensures almost every connection is authentic and accountable.
Planned community programs give members tools to recognize and avoid fraudulent behavior, making romance fraud extremely rare compared to other platforms, including Imam-approved and mainstream apps.
How MMS Compares to Rivals
| Features | MMS | Muzz | SingleMuslim | Pure Matrimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Social Enterprise | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Nominal Social Impact Fee to Attract Serious Members | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Legal Requirement of 50% Profit Reinvestment | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Shariah-compliant | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Guardian Council Oversight | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Mandatory Digital ID + AML verification | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| DynamIQ Guardian™️ monitoring | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| ProfileShield™️ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Enhanced DBS + extra doc screening options | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Extended Validation SSL encryption | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Big Five Personality Quiz | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Legal & Mental Health Support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Telephone Support | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
Real-World Scenarios: MMS vs Imam-Approved Apps
Scenario 1:
A user receives a message from someone claiming to share their faith background. On an Imam-approved app, security depends on community blind trust, with no ID verification or AML screening. On MMS, mandatory ID verification and AML checks ensure every member is authentic before interaction begins.
Scenario 2:
A member is approached by someone asking for money or personal information. On other platforms, there are no guardians or monitoring features. On MMS, DynamIQ Guardian™ provides oversight, and ProfileShield™ ensures sensitive information remains protected.
Scenario 3:
A member passes biometric ID verification but fails the AML screening due to a flagged record. MMS prevents this member from interacting, protecting the community from potential financial or criminal risk. On other platforms, including Imam-approved apps, there is no AML check, so such a user could potentially defraud others.
Why MMS Stands Out
MMS uniquely combines security, ethics, and Sharia guidance in one platform. From verified members and guardian oversight to a Social Impact Fee with legally mandated profit reinvestment or donation, MMS ensures safe, serious, and trustworthy matchmaking for the Muslim community.
Even Imam-approved apps fail to meet these standards, relying on blind trust rather than proactive, technological, and ethical safeguards. MMS demonstrates what is possible when technology, ethics, and community accountability are central to platform design.
Conclusion
Online matchmaking should be safe, dignified, and reliable. MMS sets a new global benchmark, embedding security, ethics, and Sharia guidance into every member interaction.
💡 MMS is the most secure marriage platform ever built, giving members peace of mind, dignity, and trust in their journey to find a life partner.
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