The FBI is looking for more possible victims of Aurora Phelps, a woman indicted in Nevada for allegedly luring several men on dating apps to Mexico, drugging them and stealing their financial information. According to court documents filed in October 2023, 43-year-old Phelps, who is also known as Aurora Flores,…
She said: “I asked him if he was the actual person – he said, ‘What makes you think I’m not?’ “I felt like that it was actually him, because of the way he was, the way he drew me in.” The con continued from there. The scammer told Mary that…
The Canadian police have declared a Nigerian man, Chukwuka Williams, wanted for defrauding the public to the tune of $275,000. According to the Canadian authorities, Williams was declared wanted following his failure to appear before the court on10 counts of fraud and 11 counts of possession of property obtained by…
A French woman who believed she was in a romantic relationship with A-list actor Brad Pitt was scammed out of $855,000 as part of a year-long scheme involving an AI-generated version of the 61-year-old star. Anne, a 53-year-old French interior designer, detailed her experience in an interview with French television…
Listen to article A man in China lost nearly £22,000 to a sophisticated AI dating scam, according to state media reports. The victim, identified only by his surname Liu, was convinced he was in a relationship with a woman named Ms Jiao, who he believed was sending him personalised messages, photos, and…
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – FOX5 has covered many scams that have costs people in Southern Nevada thousands of dollars, including an 82-year-old woman in Boulder City. She lost $40,000 in a romance scam that started on Facebook. It involved a con about shipping gold. The woman was going to…
A 42-year-old Parklands man accused of conning a Canadian woman out of R24 million appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court last Friday to face charges of fraud, say police. The Nigerian national was arrested at his Charing Crescent home on Tuesday March 5, according to provincial police spokesman Warrant…
A 54-year-old university academic from Kuala Terengganu became the latest victim of cybercriminals, falling prey to two distinct online scams within days of each other, resulting in combined losses exceeding RM170,000. According to New Straits Times, district police chief Assistant Commissioner Azli Mohd Noor revealed that the educator lost RM162,170…
Romance scams roundup: All of the romance scams you should know to keep your heart and bank safe It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when…
Zoom image will be displayed By Author using AI The Evolution Of Fraud In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence A Real-Life Shock That Sets The Stage In 2024, a 62-year-old British widow lost over £150,000 to a scammer she believed was a U.S. Army general she had met on Instagram….
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