Up to 10 times a day, Mike Sency’s phone pings with a message from someone angry he stole their money or abandoned their online romance. “How dare you to ever tell me you love me,” read one recent Facebook message he received, explaining his actions had made the sender feel…
LAST Christmas Sharon Jones excitedly rushed to Gatwick Airport to pick up her long-haul boyfriend. As she drove to the sound of festive love songs, her stomach danced with excitement as she thought about meeting her man for the first time and spending the holidays together. Pictures stolen from Adam…
By: Emmariel Ares – 1 month ago Police Lieutenant Colonel Janette Rafter, Deputy Director for Operations of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) | Emmariel Ares CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities here are reminding the public to not be swayed by…
Veterans are losing more money than ever before to scammers. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — “You fought for us, so we’re fighting for you.” That’s the message several Pennsylvania agencies have for today’s Veterans. According to AARP, veterans are 40% more likely to lose money to scams than the civilian population….
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah Townsend’s identity, for some reason, has been usurped by online scammers to such an extent that the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), which the general led from 2018 to 2019, felt compelled to issue a public warning in 2018. “***IMPOSTER…
It’s difficult to imagine anyone in their right mind joining a military-specific dating application, especially with a barrage of other options available. And yet, more than a thousand reviews on applications like “Uniform Dating” would indicate otherwise. At what sad point does one resort to a military-themed dating app? How…
Canadians (mostly women) seeking romance from strangers pretending to be members of the military or oil rig engineers on Facebook lost $19 million to online Lotharios in 2017. But, according to the Better Business Bureau, romance ruses weren’t the biggest scams of 2017. Branches of the BBB across…
Sign up for our QNS.com email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! When 73-year-old Marie Orlando of Flushing formed an online friendship with a man on Facebook who she thought she could trust, it ended up becoming a nightmare for her. Orlando, who…
More than £15.1m stolen by romance fraudsters in the first half of last year British father Steven Kelly’s business pictures stolen from social media sites Scammers have used them to dupe love-struck victims out of more than £1m Since September 2019, he has been innundated with messages from victims One…
The frustration among American servicemen is mounting as scammers continue to steal their pictures to run romance scams. According to an ABC11 report, despite servicemen lodging complaints about their stolen images, scammers persist in exploiting unsuspecting women for financial gain. These romance scams have emerged as one of the most…
