The police announced on Friday that a 61-year-old woman was scammed out of HK$600,000 by a fraudster posing as a military man who claimed to be facing financial difficulties. Authorities are urging the public to remain vigilant when interacting with individuals online. Online love scams continue to occur,…
Cyberscammers are some of the most heartless people out there. They don’t even spare our military heroes. Last year, these criminals stole $477 million from veterans, military personnel and their spouses, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That’s a $63 million jump from 2022, showing that the military community…
I’ve run into many romance scams over the years. You’ll find them lurking on social media, instant messaging, chatrooms/forums, and many more besides. They’re particularly popular during times of war or natural disaster, as they often dovetail into donation and charity scams. The icing on the cake for many of…
1 Cyber scammers are some of the most heartless people out there. They don’t even spare our military heroes. Last year, these criminals stole $477 million from veterans, military personnel, and their spouses, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That’s a $63 million jump from 2022, showing that the…
A 60-year-old Queensland woman has lost more than $200,000 in an online romance scam and police say it is unlikely she will get any of it back. Cairns Police Detective Acting Inspector Cindy Searle said a man claiming to be deployed in an overseas military service first contacted the Cairns…
WHEN Chantelle Smith’s mum Jean revealed she was in love with a man called Maxwell, there was deep concern. Chantelle had no idea how the 68-year-old could be romancing — as she was trapped in her own home with severe diabetes and needed a wheelchair to get about. 6 Chantelle…
A New Jersey man is accused of using dating websites to scam women out of $2.1m (£1.7m) while claiming to be a US soldier stationed overseas. Prosecutors are using social media posts of Rubbin Sarpong, 35, bragging about his wealth and holding wads of cash as evidence against him. One…
When four-star Gen. Stephen J. Townsend found himself in a financial bind while deployed overseas in 2019, he did what any top commander in the U.S. military would: get on Facebook to contact a 74-year-old widow he had never met before. Townsend, a well-respected military commander who headed up the…
This follows an elaborate set-up, where the women are asked to complete official-looking paperwork – and send a fee, which they are told will be refunded. This is what happened to Rebecca. She was even having daily telephone conversations with a man she believed was a US Army benefit officer,…
Richard Scott Smith just wants to be loved. At least that’s what he tells us, in voiceover, during the first few moments of Showtime’s new docuseries Love Fraud, a draggy but galvanizing portrait in four parts that charts Scott’s gross history of deceiving, manipulating, and stealing from women he’s dated….
