A New Jersey-based romance scammer who has allegedly conned at least 155 women out of more than $500,000 was sentenced to five and a half years behind bars, authorities said Friday. Patrick Giblin, 58, of Atlantic City — who has been busted repeatedly for swindling widows, disabled women and single moms…
Six key UK fraud trends to watch out for in 2023 | #lovescams | #datingapps
The UK fraud epidemic shows no signs of slowing down. Consumers have never been more vulnerable to scams and fraud attacks, as criminals look to take advantage and exploit people’s personal information and worries. Consumers must be equipped with the necessary knowledge to stay vigilant of the potential impact of…
Romance Scammers Dupe Missouri Woman Out of $1 Million | St. Louis Metro News | St. Louis | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
click to enlarge ILLUSTRATION BY JUSTINE ALLENETTE ROSS Today in federal court in St. Louis a 37-year-old man from Texas pleaded guilty to duping a Missouri woman out of more than half a million a dollars. As part of scheme, Rotimi Oladimeji and other fraudsters used the identity of a…
Crimes, Cons and Capers: Love Scams | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
He would text things like I love you. Nothing will stop me from making you happy. He’s talking in this dutch, sexy accent. I really had no idea the amount of debt that I was going to rack up when true love turns to true crime, she made this assumption…
Inside the Bizarre Romance Scams Using Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend’s Identity | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
When four-star Gen. Stephen J. Townsend found himself in a financial bind while deployed overseas in 2019, he did what any top commander in the U.S. military would: get on Facebook to contact a 74-year-old widow he had never met before. Townsend, a well-respected military commander who headed up the…
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…
Woman lost $108K to fraudster using Latvian official’s photos | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
A woman has told of her horror after scammers used photos of a “silver fox” European politician to trick her out of $108,000. Brit Sharon Bulmer was swindled out of thousands after a fraudster sent her a Facebook message saying he was “lonely” in May 2020. The con artist used…
Lincoln man loses at least $150,000 in Facebook romance scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lincoln Police Department says a man lost at least $150,000 in a Facebook romance scam. On Tuesday, LPD said a 56-year-old man reported that he had been messaging with an unknown woman on Facebook. According to police, the man explained that the woman wanted him…
How an online romance and cryptocurrency fraud cost one man almost $300,000 | #lovescams | #datingapps
When Mike downloaded the dating app Tinder, he was looking for companionship with someone nearby. But, in July, he matched with a woman named “Jenny” from Malaysia and began exchanging messages on the dating platform and then on WhatsApp, a messaging app. While the pair discussed their lives and traveling…
Growing cases of fraud are targeting older people in Athens | City News | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
After being targeted in a money-laundering scheme through a private chat on Facebook, 71-year-old Edith Lomax was scared to be active online and go out in public by herself. The scam began about two years ago when a man claiming to be from California started a conversation with Lomax, who…