An AI version of Brad Pitt was used to trick a French woman out of $1.5 million. “Some of them are still quite clumsy; I think the challenge is that they will become more sophisticated,” she tells the Herald. “Most people hear these stories and think that ‘I would never…

He said that he really appreciated the support he got from his family, especially his son, whom he said was neither angry nor upset with him and told him to move on and to not let such scams happen again.  “But for now, it’s not over yet,” Pang explained, as…

English News Tech science Love Is In The Air—so Are Scammers Meta Shares Must know Tips To Avoid Valentine’s Day Frauds With love in the air, scammers are working overtime to exploit people seeking genuine connections. This Valentine’s Day, Meta rolls out safety tools across Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram…

This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 10, 2025 – February 16, 2025 This Valentine’s Day, you might be in the mood for affection, but the person behind that romantic message could be after more than just your heart. A single cybercriminal group recently…

Think you might have met someone “attractive, single and successful” on Facebook or Instagram? You might want to think again, Meta says. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, the company is once again warning users not to fall for romance scams. These kinds of schemes, in which scammers create fictitious identities to…

14 February 2025, 15:06 | Updated: 14 February 2025, 15:21 oxford street with shoppers. Picture: Alamy Two people have been arrested by City of London Police after being coerced into handing over £200k as part of a fake celebrity romance scam. The romance scam saw “numerous” victims directed to a…

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — The Connecticut Better Business Bureau says one case is one of the highest examples of romance scamming they’ve ever seen. “Janet,” which is a pseudonym, from Connecticut, exclusively told News 8 that one man stole her heart and so much more. No one in her family knows…

This month, we’ve focused on the devastating reality of romance scams, and how much damage they can inflict, both financially and emotionally. In a story that mirrors the pervasive nature of romance fraud, an American woman known as Lea lost over $375,000 and moved to New Zealand in the hopes…

After a recent survey found more online daters are being fooled by scammers using artificial intelligence to to enhance their profiles and messages, celebrity matchmakers Susan Trombetti says her “investigative eye” helps clients looking for love avoid common traps. Trombetti is the CEO of Exclusive Matchmaking, and has successfully paired…

Online scams are rising in the U.S., with fraudsters targeting victims through social media. One of the latest cases involves a 63-year-old woman from Los Angeles, Guadalupe Cepeda, who was tricked by an impostor pretending to be Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias.  © RedfernsEnrique Iglesias issued a message through his…