An Auckland woman was “mentally and financially drained” after losing more than $300,000 to several overseas accounts in a social media romance scam. Photo / 123rf.com An Auckland woman was “mentally and financially drained” after losing more than $300,000 to several overseas accounts in a social media romance scam. The…
Modern love: Finding real happiness online at any age | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Modern love: The popularity of dating apps is fast-rising among mid-lifers and boomers looking for love, sex and relationships. Photo / Getty Images A couple of months after his marriage ended, Ian Howarth signed up with an online dating app. A client had told the marketing writer: “You need to…
I got scammed on Facebook | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Well I’ll be. After about 40 years of helping others who fell for scams, I finally fell for one myself. One of my favourite Australian comedians, Isaac Butterfield, posted a video to Facebook that I liked so I left a comment. A couple of hours later, I got…