Just days after she accepted a friend request from a cargo ship marine engineer, a 69-year oldwoman found herself in a whirlwind social media romance. The attractive man dressed in a white uniform, introduced himself as Alex Morgan, a divorced single parent, looking for love. Morgan claimed to be attracted to…
Social media platforms giving voice to victims of online romance schemes | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
ORLANDO, Fla. – A man whose face was the center of a catfishing scheme and his girlfriend took the helm of a new social media lifeline for victims of romance imposters around the world. Alessandro Cinquini, aka Alex the Officer, and his girlfriend Nicole Hayden created ”Digital Love Awareness,” a…
Online romance scams cost Americans $304 million in the COVID era | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
ORLANDO, Fla. – Americans lost a record $304 million to romance scammers in 2020, up from $201 million in 2019, according to a new report from SocialCatfish.com. The numbers are projected to increase further when the 2021 government numbers are released since more people have looked for love online since…