Dana Settle on Greycroft investment in Goop People say real love is hard to find, but Bumble is stepping up to the plate to make sure the next person whose profile you swipe right on is more real than fake. The popular female-founded dating app announced it is integrating A.I….
Lured by a Promising Job, He Was Forced to Scam People #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
Internet scammers steal billions from Americans each year. In one workroom in Southeast Asia, where dozens of fraudsters trolled dating apps for fresh victims, they would beat a giant drum and chant each time they successfully duped someone into sending them money. “It was a whole celebration,” said Jalil Muyeke,…
Consumers warned about ‘Tinder Swindler’ dating app scam. Watch out for these red flags #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
WASHINGTON (7News) — Thirty percent of American adults have used a dating app or website — but as COVID has skyrocketed, so have cyber scams. A new dating disaster true-crime documentary “The Tinder Swindler” currently on Netflix is quite a talker right now. It has brought up questions on online…
How to Spot & Avoid Romance Scams with Ease #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
Oh, l’amour! Breaking hearts and banks everywhere… After two long years of lockdowns and social distancing, our lonely hearts are getting desperate for a little love and human interaction. Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, the pressure’s on to seem just as happy-in-love as our friends on social media….
Generative AI dating scams are the new frontier for fraud. #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
Per Dr Wallace, “According to the Existential Risk researchers at Oxford University, AI currently poses the highest existential risk to humanity.” She lists things like identity theft, fake news, scamming, extortion, exploitation, false pornographic images, malicious hoaxes, misinformation and public manipulation as a few of the dangers it could pose….
Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps encourage ‘compulsive’ use, lawsuit claims #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design.Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims.Video above: Rossen Reports: Romance scam alertThe lawsuit…
‘Fake love’ crypto scammers ensnare US victims #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
By March, Ms Datta’s nearly US$450,000 investment had more than doubled on paper, but alarm bells went off when she tried to withdraw the amount and the app demanded a personal “tax”. She turned to her London-based brother, who did a reverse image search of the pictures “Ancel” had sent…
How to spot romance scams with online dating #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Valentine’s Day is coming up and that means many people will be searching for that special someone to spend the holiday with. Millions of Americans use online dating apps or social networking sites to meet others. Before you click, type, or swipe, you should know…
Rs 50,000 for a cold drink? How Ghaziabad scamsters duped love seekers on dating app #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
A man from Delhi faced a shocking experience while trying to find love. On October 21, he received a WhatsApp message inviting him on a date in Ghaziabad. Instead of a romantic evening, he fell victim to a scam involving a hefty bill and attempted kidnapping. The Scam Unfolds The…
‘I must have sucker written on my forehead,’ cries woman tricked out of $10,000 – after a video call it seemed safe #nigeria | #nigeriascams | #lovescams
A ROMANCE scam has caused a woman to be blinded by love and out of $10,000. The unnamed woman from North Carolina met the person who scammed her out of her cash on a dating app for singles over 50. 4 The woman said she felt like a ‘sucker’ for…