Weird But True By Tracy Swartz Published Feb. 15, 2024, 5:44 p.m. ET Her mineral man wasn’t rock solid. A grieving British widow says she was conned out of $63,000 in life savings by a “romance scammer” who preyed on her via Facebook. The sexagenarian, known only as Lyn, was…
SHAH ALAM – The cases of online love scams have been reported over the years, and of late, the number of cases seems to have escalated with many recent cases highlighted of scammers successfully swindle large sum of money for unsuspecting victims. On March 21, a 63-year-old widow was reported…
High rates of sexual violence linked to online dating apps have led foreign governments to crack down on the world of digital romance. In September, the Australian government pushed online dating apps to reinforce their safety policies in response to research that showed 3 in 4 users experienced sexual violence…
BELLEVILLE, Mich. – Scammers are hacking into people’s Facebook accounts and posting items for sale as a way to steal money from would-be buyers. A Belleville woman is one of many Facebook users to have their account hacked. Karen started getting messages from strangers on her Facebook account asking for…
A woman was dumped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Martin. Online daters are being warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles. The woman believed she was exchanging messages with the ITV star via Facebook and lost about £5,000 in the…
VA and artificial intelligence A new VA study to develop artificial intelligence that can predict aggressive prostate cancer began July 1. Five VA medical centers are working together to develop an artificial intelligence algorithm that can predict if a case of prostate cancer might spread to other parts of the…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk waves as he leaves carrying his child after speaking at the POSSIBLE marketing conference on April 18 in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) If someone claiming to be Elon Musk, the second-wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $191 billion, sends a…
Dear Savvy Senior: I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out some cyber crook opened up a…
I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out some cyber crook opened up a credit card using…
Jim Miller Special correspondent QUESTION: I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out someone opened up a…
