Credit – Getty Images The sea glass Christmas trees appeared on Richard Edmonson’s Facebook feed in October, in between a relative’s photo and a friend’s meme. Their boughs were varying shades of translucent blue and turquoise; a starfish sat on top. Edmonson, who lives in Edinburg, Tex., didn’t click on…
(PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE — She fell victim to a man who claimed to be an American sailor after meeting him on Facebook, and let him use her bank account to launder criminal proceeds. Even after she was interviewed and instructed by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) to cease contact…
Facebook-parent Meta on Friday announced a revamp of its “cross-check” moderation system after facing criticism for giving VIPs special treatment by applying different review processes for VIP posts versus those from regular users.But Meta stopped short of adopting all the recommended changes that had previously been put forward by its…
‘I was totally sucked in’: Inside an international Facebook love scam In this ‘Crimes, Cons and Capers’ segment, see how a social media fake identity caused more than heartbreak for one widow Updated: 12:54 PM CST Feb 10, 2023 Online dating can be scary enough. But having to navigate ***…
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…
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…
A WOMAN fell victim to a romance scam that lost her thousands of dollars within a year. She met the fraudster on Facebook and believed that he was a soldier serving overseas in Iraq. A woman fell victim to a romance scam after she met a man on FacebookCredit: SOPA…
Entrants in Facebook competitions are warned that they could be targeted by scammers with the aim of stealing personal and financial information. WA ScamNet at Consumer Protection reports that competitions being run by legitimate WA businesses on their Facebook pages are being hijacked by scammers who create a bogus page…
After 40 years of marriage, Terry Hestilow and his wife Becky said they’re happier than ever. “He’s mine. He’s my man. Has been for a long time,” said Becky. But according to a Facebook profile using her husband’s pictures, he’s a widow. Another Facebook page says he’s single, and apparently looking for love elsewhere….
Cybercrimes have spread their tentacles everywhere and that includes social networking sites! Yes, along with everything else, fraud too has moved online. In recent times many reports have detailed how people are being scammed over social networking sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, among others. These scams are not limited to…
