It’s not uncommon for flight disruptions to happen. When delays, cancellations, and missed connections occur, many travelers call customer service to avoid waiting in a long line at the airport. Before calling your airline’s customer service line, make sure you’re calling the official phone number. Otherwise, you could fall victim…
Pig Butchering Scams Cost People Millions | #lovescams | #datingapps
You’ve likely encountered your fair share of online scams as various types of social engineering attacks have become commonplace. Whether it was someone sending you an unsolicited message on social media, a strange email about a Nigerian prince losing his Bitcoin inheritance, or an SMS containing a fishy-looking link. Online…
How an online romance and cryptocurrency fraud cost one man almost $300,000 | #lovescams | #datingapps
When Mike downloaded the dating app Tinder, he was looking for companionship with someone nearby. But, in July, he matched with a woman named “Jenny” from Malaysia and began exchanging messages on the dating platform and then on WhatsApp, a messaging app. While the pair discussed their lives and traveling…
Gareth Barton: Huge cost of fraud too great to ignore | #lovescams | #datingapps
FRAUD is costing business and individuals in the UK millions of pounds annually – with fraudsters stealing a total of £609.8m in the first six months of this year alone. The figures contained in a UK Finance report, are worth considering, in this International Fraud Awareness Week 2022, as we…
Federal Agencies Launch Joint Effort to Alert Online Daters and Social Media Users of Romance Scams That Have Cost Americans Millions | #lovescams | #datingapps
Washington, D.C. — Today, five federal agencies joined forces to remind the public about the ongoing dangers of romance scams. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S….
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE EVENTS | Calendar | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Virginia Community Capital Noon Knowledge: The Importance of Cyber-Security and IT Continuity Attendees will learn why cyber-security is so important in today’s modern technology world and how they can be protected from data-breaches, ransomware attacks and other cyber-threats. Zack Harless, chief executive officer with TriCities IT, will lead this session….
‘I thought I was in love, but it cost me £120,000’ | #lovescams | #datingapps
The scammer operated on a dating site designed for those aged over 50 called OurTime, which is owned by Match Group, the same company that owns dating sites Match.com and Affinity. He claimed he was working in North Korea and was unable to return home due to restrictions on international…