PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his role in an online romance scam in which the identities and images of real U.S. military generals were used to cheat victims from across the nation out of a total…

What’s the context? Poverty and unemployment are driving Ghana’s youth into the dark underbelly of identity theft and romance scams Romance scams gaining ground across West Africa Students abandoning school for internet fraud Scammers using crypto to bypass safety checks ACCRA – As a teenager, Kasim was the star striker of…

Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country….

Would you know a person generated by artificial intelligence if you saw one? ABC13’s sister station in Chicago talked to two men in November 2023 who fell for romance scams using AI-generated women. At least one of the men said he should have known better, but like many others, was…

Lauren Collins BBC News, South East BBC Steve Bustin, from Brighton, says one scammer created a fake passport to con his victim A gay man from Sussex says his images have been stolen at least 18 times by romance scammers to con women. Steve Bustin from Brighton, East Sussex, says…

When Mavis*, a 45-year-old gig worker from Singapore, initially crossed paths with “Frank” on Tinder, she believed she’d struck gold. Smart, handsome and successful, Frank appeared to be the complete package – except for one important part. Originally hailing from Romania, Frank resided in Europe, limiting their conversations to texts…

CHICAGO (WLS) — Artificial intelligence could be targeting you on texts, social media and dating apps. Some victims lost thousands of dollars to people they thought were real women but turned out to be fakes. The people behind the scheme were stealing their cash and hearts. “Hey, hey honey, you’re…

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Victims of romance fraud conned out of thousands and left emotional wrecks are having their distress compounded by police telling them no crime has been committed and it is just “boyfriend trouble”. Now two women who have been victims have teamed up to change perceptions of the crime in the…

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