A new study conducted by Techshielder has revealed that Nigeria is the second country in the world with the most reported romance scams, next to the Philippines . Romance scam or Catfishing or dating scam has been defined as creating a fake profile to attract someone online. Fraudsters befriend victims…
Finding love as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) is hard. Finding out that your online girlfriend is actually seven people who have scammed you out of a huge amount of money must be even harder. The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced yesterday that they had arrested members of a syndicate…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the last 20 years, the rapid development of digital communication technology has given rise to new forms of social interaction on social media. Digital communication technologies can overcome physical, social and psychological barriers in building romantic relationships. Around 1400, dating sites/chats have been created over…
NEW DELHI: As part of a wide ranging global scam, hackers are now targeting dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, Facebook Dating and Bumble to social-engineer victims into installing fake cryptocurrency apps on iPhone and Android. Interpol has also issued a notice to its 194 member countries outlining the specific modus…
Be careful: Some people on dating sites aren’t looking for love. Flickr/Sharon & Nikki McCutcheon If you’ve used a dating site or app like OkCupid or Tinder, you’ll have noticed the hundreds of fake profiles that exist on the sites, seemingly designed to make you hand over your profile to…
REGINA — Five men are suspected of being involved in a $2-million online dating scam in Regina. Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested and charged one man, and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the other four. In January of 2018, a complaint was filed with RCMP about a person using…
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Crime Five Regina men are facing charges after seven Canadian women were bilked out of as much as $2 million during an online romance scam. Author of the article: Heather Polischuk • Regina Leader-Post Saskatchewan RCMP Sgt. Kim Stewart (submitted photo) jpg Article content They met online,…
At least 34 Victorian women have been targeted by predators who access intimate images in their social media accounts and attempt to blackmail them. The online sextortion scam has prompted police to warn platform users to be careful if they receive requests to authenticate a friend’s account. The scam works…
NEW YORK (AP) — An Italian citizen charged with stealing numerous unpublished book manuscripts pleaded not guilty Thursday and had bail set at $300,000 despite a prosecutor’s attempt to keep him incarcerated until trial. Filippo Bernardini, 29, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity…
