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…
Investment fraud via dating apps | #lovescams | #datingapps
LYON, France – INTERPOL has issued a Purple Notice to its 194 member countries outlining a specific modus operandi on dating applications. The threat involves taking advantage of people’s vulnerabilities as they look for potential matches, and luring them into a sophisticated fraud scheme. In the initial stages, an artificial…
Tinder dating scam: Woman lost her lifetime savings because of a fraud match | #lovescams | #datingapps
Image Source : PIXABAY Tinder dating app Tinder, a renowned dating platform, has faced recent incidents that have raised concerns among its users. In one unfortunate story, a 42-year-old woman tragically lost her life savings after encountering a match on the app. Similarly, another woman reportedly lost a substantial amount…
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…
How to Avoid Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Photo: Natee Meepian (Shutterstock) It’s nearly Black Friday and Cyber Monday—that beautiful time of the year when Americans forego their normal, sensible fiscal concerns and embrace the spirit of debauched consumerism that our great country is really all about. But before you bust out that credit card to needlessly splurge…
Stopping scam payments: Machine learning for fraud detection | #lovescams | #datingapps
After years of trying to become more financially savvy, Claire joined an investors’ group on a social media site. Before long, she met a fellow member named Sebastian, who had a good reputation in the community as a professional investment manager. Sebastian took Claire (not her real name) under his…
A new scam is making the rounds on Facebook. How to spot it | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
An alarming new message going around Facebook is threatening to disable user accounts if they don’t hand over personal information to “verify” their account. The message tells users they posted content on their page that misleads users and that their accounts will be disabled if they don’t confirm their account…
Level of fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp higher than robberies burglaries and killings combined | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
By Jessica Beard Deputy Money Editor 22:46 15 Aug 2023, updated 01:25 16 Aug 2023 Scams on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are the source of more than one million cases of fraud every year, shocking figures reveal. A Money Mail investigation has found that an estimated 16 per cent of…
Cross-platform messaging scam making a comeback | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
What’s old is new again in a reemerging social media scam impacting Facebook and Instagram messenger users. The scam In recent weeks there has been an uptick in fake profiles messaging Facebook users through Instagram. The scammer will duplicate a real profile using that accounts Facebook profile image and send…
‘They think they’re in love:’ online Romance Scams increasing in Cambria County | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
{p}Officials with the Cambria County AAA says members of international gangs overseas make fake profiles on dating websites or Facebook targeting vulnerable, lonely, older women.{/p} CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Imagine going on a dating website looking for love, but ending up falling for a scammer. The “master of disguise”…