Australians are being urged to have a heart-to-heart with their friends and family members this Valentine’s Day, as they can play a vital role in protecting their loved ones from the heartache caused by scams. New Scamwatch data reveals more than $40 million was lost to romance scams in 2022….

Considering signing up for a dating site? Make sure you don’t get your heart broken (and lose your hard-earned cash) by falling for a romance scam. The internet is littered with dating websites, from MySingleFriend, PlentyofFish and Match.com to Uniform Dating and smartphone app Tinder….

Imagine someone in your life — a parent, a sibling or a close friend — has found love after being lonely for a long time. Maybe they’re divorced or widowed or just never quite managed to find the right person for them, and they’d been longing for love.  And, all of…

Rippling biceps, short blond hair and a military uniform was the mask of choice for Christopher Maxwell. During five years as a romance scammer, Christopher, now 24, posed as an American army man to prowl social media platforms and dating sites in search of his next victim, and successfully tricked…

Article It’s Valentine’s Day today and many of us have secured that hard-to-get restaurant reservation, put in a flower order, or bought chocolates for our loved ones. There’s only one hitch for those still looking for love. Before swiping right on a potential dating app match tonight, be aware of…

For Military Consumer Month, let’s talk a little about how romance scammers target people who support the troops — and sometimes servicemembers themselves. These scammers can be any age, gender, or sexual orientation and may approach you on dating sites or on social media platforms. In 2022, nearly 70,000 people…

In our programme on 9 October 2023 we featured some of the latest scams, including a new form of hybrid scam which can appear to begin as a romance but soon creeps into other scam territory – including asking for investments into crypto currency or other forms of payment. With…

Dr Elisabeth Carter, a criminologist and forensic linguist, investigates how fraudsters use language to scam people. “They intentionally make victims feel as if they’re the ones making decisions that are reasonable and rational, so as not to raise alarm bells,” she explains. Scammers do this by making themselves seem very…

A Hamilton man has been arrested after a woman was defrauded of a “significant amount of money” following a 16-month courtship online. Paulo Egbobawaye, 35, is facing five charges including fraud over $5,000, laundering proceeds of crime and identity fraud. He is schedule to appear in court on Oct. 30….

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