HOUSTON, TX—In 2021, some 24,000 victims across the United States reported losing approximately $1 billion to romance scams.1 It’s likely that many more losses went unreported. Romance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion…
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have urged the public to be wary of the latest cyber crime trends that can cause victims to suffer losses amounting to tens of thousands of ringgit. Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Beh Eng Lai said losses involving cyber crime cases often involved large amounts of money, especially…
Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense against crypto romance scams. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center is seeing a rapid rise in the number of people who are falling victim to a new-style romance fraud. In just the first seven months of this…
