Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-03-20 Sumsub’s research shows that one in every 100 users of a digital platform or service globally fell prey to a fraud ring, necessitating the need for more comprehensive fraud prevention solutions. SINGAPORE, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sumsub, a leading global full-cycle verification platform,…
Loneliness made him do it. A farmer says prolonged isolation, coupled with his kind-hearted nature, made him fall victim to scammers who posed as potential lovers on four occasions in the last decade. “It would be very important to me (to find an intimate partner). I live on the farm…
A woman has warned others after her mother was targeted by a sophisticated scammer posing as her daughter. The mum was contacted by the fraudster via a WhatsApp text which claimed to be from her daughter. She was urged to delete her daughter’s original number and only contact her using…
BOSTON (CBS) – Cindy Tsai says it started with a seemingly innocent message. A man who called himself Jimmy texted her on WhatsApp. “Are you Linda from the pet store?” Cindy said. “And I messaged back and said wrong number.” That text quickly escalated into the two sharing personal information…
With a rise in swindlers online, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is warning people against falling for people they meet online. They’re encouraging social media users to be more discerning of those they share personal information with. Here are some tips the TTPS posted to their online pages: …
Protect your heart and your bank account by heeding the warnings from the Financial and Cyber Crime Group and be on the lookout for romance scams. According to ScamWatch data, romance scams cost Queenslanders an estimated $4.9 million last year. Romance scams are one of the most popular forms of…
MANILA – Hundreds of people forced to work in an online scam centre in the Philippines were rescued in a raid on March 14 that also saw eight suspects arrested, according to police. Acting on a tip-off from a Vietnamese man who claimed to have escaped from the sprawling compound…
A Twitter post claims that former The Real Housewives of Durban star Londie London is dating an alleged scammer Mabonga, the alleged scammer, is said to have paid lobola for Sbahle Mpisane and Ameigh Thompson before Londie London The page reports that Mabonga allegedly scams people for a living and…
A Denton County woman convicted late last year on charges related to a large “romance scheme” operation in North Texas has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, federal prosecutors for the northern district of Texas announced. Ijeoma Okoro, 33, of Aubrey, has also been ordered to pay more than…
A Denton County woman convicted late last year on charges related to a large “romance scheme” operation in North Texas has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, federal prosecutors for the northern district of Texas announced. Ijeoma Okoro, 33, of Aubrey, has also been ordered to pay more than…
