Scammers are taking advantage of lovelorn dating-app users during the pandemic, keeping up fake virtual romances for months in order to ask unsuspecting victims for money. According to a February 10 report from the Federal Trade Commission, dating-app con artists had their most lucrative year in 2020, with an estimated…
How can you tell if a dating profile is fake? The warning signs to look out for | #lovescams | #datingapps
Weeding out fact from fiction when it comes to online dating can be tricky. Stats from market data site Gitnux reveal that while 53 per cent of all online dating profiles contain some false information, around 10 per cent of the people you encounter aren’t who they say they are…
How to Spot Facebook Messenger and Instagram Scammers | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
9 pro tips for avoiding online deception 1. Never accept an invitation from someone you don’t recognize — or, worse, from just “Facebook User” — without a photo. 2. Be suspicious of messages on Facebook Messenger or Instagram, especially when they veer into areas where you are directed to take action or…
Thieves use AI generated images in romance scams. How you can spot the fake people | #lovescams | #datingapps
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Artificial intelligence has made looking for love online even more complicated. Crooks are using AI tools to create fake people to steal money and personal info from real people using dating apps and social media. But if the scammer can do…
BBB scam alert: How to spot a fake Bed Bath & Beyond online sale | News | #lovescams | #datingapps
Bed Bath & Beyond declared bankruptcy and closed its physical stores in recent months, according to the Better Business Bureau. It was then acquired by furniture and home furnishings e-retailer Overstock.com, a BBB Accredited Business, which rebranded its website and mobile app to Bed Bath & Beyond in the U.S….
Facebook scam ‘look who just died’ targeting victims with a fake news link about a friends death | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia 01:53 30 May 2023, updated 02:06 30 May 2023 Hacker sends message posing as a friend Victim clicks link about the supposed death Scammer steals data and locks user out of account Australians are among billions of Facebook users being warned of a…
Pig butchering: Dating scam hooks victims with fake crypto investments | Northwest & National News | #lovescams | #datingapps
Online dating scams are all too common.Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money.”She put money into my wallet, into this app, and this app is super crazy, where its like a shadow. So everything appears to be working,…
Dating scam hooks victims with fake crypto investments | #lovescams | #datingapps
Online dating scamsare all too common. Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money. “She put money into my wallet, into this app, and this app is super crazy, where it’s like a shadow. So everything appears to…
How scammers use psychology to pull off internet cons – ‘pig butchering’ to fake app alerts | #lovescams | #datingapps
Recently, consumer protection magazine Which? identified some of the most convincing scams of 2023. These scams all have one thing in common – they insidiously take advantage of people’s cognitive biases and psychological blind spots. They included “pig butchering” a way of fattening up victims with affection, the missing person scam…
The government quietly shut down a jobs app. A tricky fake took its place. | #lovescams | #datingapps
Back in May 2015, the US Office of Personnel Management — the agency in charge of coordinating the recruitment of federal employees — quietly discontinued a mobile app meant to make it easier to find and apply for government jobs. The app, which was designed as an extension of the…