For many of the people caught up in an online romance scam, it starts something like this: You’re scrolling through a platform like Instagram, and you get a message from an attractive stranger. They say they’re in the military and are stationed abroad and it’s hard for them to travel…
TEARS trickled down Claire Spencer’s cheek as her beau begged to borrow £1,000 after claiming he hadn’t eaten for days and feared starving to death. But all wasn’t as it seemed. Jack Miller, 45, turned out to be a scammer who used an Italian model’s photos before eventually conning her…
KULAI: More than RM300mil in losses have been reported since 2021 due to online scams through Facebook and Instagram, says Teo Nie Ching. The Deputy Communications and Digital Minister said that in the first six months of this year, losses amounting to RM60mil have been reported linking Facebook and RM25mil…
SIBU: A retired daycare nurse was cheated of RM67,650 in a love scam. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili said the 56-year-old woman’s ordeal started in mid-2022 when she befriended a man by the name of James Huong through Facebook. “Around the middle of 2020, the victim met the suspect…
Sarah KohThe Straits TimesOctober 24, 2023 What 27-year-old Ms Ong thought was blossoming love after an online encounter on Facebook’s dating service, turned out to be a scam that saw her lose $5,000 in three weeks. The Malaysian woman, who works as an administrative officer in Singapore, told The Straits…
The man called himself as a Nigerian pastor and even told the lady to provide $900. Subscribe to Notifications A Facebook scammer tried his level best to get some easy money from a woman. The scammer is identified as Stephen Masumbo of Lagos, Nigeria who messaged a British woman Imgur…
Rachel Elwell, 50, lost £113,000 after months of online messages, calls & emails Export manager from Brownhills, West Midlands is latest ‘romance fraud’ victim After striking up an instant connection, photos appeared to show a ‘loving’ man A scammer convinced her that dangerous loan sharks had trapped them abroad Using…
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…
Along with everything else, fraud too has moved online. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic digitalization in India has got a sudden boost. But the same goes with online fraud too! The number of online scams have also increased. And importantly, since opportunities to meet people, especially of the…
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…
