ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – ANF Consumer investigator “Better Call Harry’s” cannot convince Facebook to remove a hacked profile that is being used to scam users on FB Marketplace. Kim Pace Hinely, the user who created the profile, says she repeatedly asked Facebook to reset her password, but she…
You may be sharing scams on social media without knowing it | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
A lot of us love sharing stories and content on social media. But we’ve got a warning: you may be sharing scams with your friends without even knowing it. Fraudsters are tricking people into sharing their suspicious links and scams. Common trick: Missing pets or missing child posts A really…
Woman who claimed to be rental scam victim now charged with lying, grand theft | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two months after a woman who asked the News4JAX I-TEAM for help – claiming she’d been ripped off in a rental scam – is now accused of making it all up. Lori Beth Hyman was arrested Thursday morning charged with felony grand theft, trespass and lying to…
Casey, Colleagues Push for Better Consumer Protections for Users of Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps | #lovescams | #datingapps
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), pushing the agency to better protect users of peer-to-peer payment applications (P2P apps) from scams. As P2P apps like Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or Zelle have become more popular, scammers are…
Scammers targeting parents desperate to find baby formula | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
“Another level of evil”: Scammers targeting parents desperate to find baby formula The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office issued a warning to parents to beware of baby formula scammers as the national shortage continues. A New Jersey mother told FOX 29’s Kelly Rule that she was bilked out of $135 after…
Crypto’s Link to Stocks Is Fraying. This Slump Will Test the Floor. | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
The current market selloff suggests that when stocks sneeze, cryptocurrencies can come down with something worse than a cold. Crypto’s correlation with stocks had become well established last year as institutional investors piled into the assets and it became more established. The link managed to hold even after Russia’s invasion…
CONSUMER CORNER: Beware Of Romance Scams | #lovescams | #datingapps
Provided by the Bucks County Department of Consumer Protection: File photo Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com The Bucks County Crimes Against Older Adults Task Force would like to warn residents about the potential for romance scams while you may be hoping to meet someone through a dating site or social media. Romance…
Thousands of Americans fall victim to ‘romance scams’ every year | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
article TAMPA, Fla. – Some say love is blind, but for the tens of thousands that fall into romance scams each year, it’s love that blinds them into getting swindled out of some serious cash. Last year alone, scammers made more than a billion dollars off unsuspecting victims, according to…
BBB Warns Online Pet Purchasing Scams On The Rise – CBS Miami | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The Better Business Bureau says online pet scams continue to be a problem during the pandemic. Two years after Ashley Brown’s dog Maddox passed away, she decided it was time to get another Doberman Pinscher. READ MORE: Large Group Of Migrants Made Landfall Overnight Near Ocean Reef In…