New research uncovers scammers are infiltrating dating apps with more than 660 million bot requests detected in 2023 SUNNYVALE, Calif., February 13, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cequence Security today released new research ahead of Valentine’s Day that found scammers are increasingly active on dating apps, attempting to manipulate and exploit users for financial…
One of the victims of the infamous Tinder Swindler has revealed the red flags to look out for to avoid love scams. Ayleen Koeleman, was one of many women who was fooled into thinking Shimon Heyada Hayut, from Israel, was the son of a billionaire diamond merchant after meeting him on dating app…
If you’ve ever ordered groceries on the Instacart app, there’s a chance you may have been surprised by your grand total. That’s because some grocery stores featured in the app charge “higher than in-store item prices.” It’s in a disclaimer that can be found at the top of a store’s…
Melissa Love was scammed on Facebook but hatched a plan to get her own back A mother who was ripped off after buying fake Taylor Swift tickets has revealed how she got her revenge and money back. Melissa Love, 51, was scammed out of £680 after she was desperate to…
GOOGLE has warned users over a dangerous scam that empties your bank. It preys on your deepest desires and emotional vulnerability to loot your accounts. A romance scam could strike on your smartphone at any time – so always be on high alert for the ‘red flags’Credit: Google Billions of…
Almost two fifths (38 per cent) of people have been asked for money from someone they met on dating app in the past year. The findings, by the trade association UK Finance and the Online Dating Association, have been released as part of a new campaign warning people of romance…
Mishel Karen revealed that last week she’d been swindled out of $77,267 after falling for an online financial trading scam. But it seems the Married At First Sight star, 51, has all the tools to weather the storm difficult time thanks to the power of calm breathing. Posting to Instagram…
Questions about trust and online dating regularly crop up along with headlines about unpleasant online approaches, scams and even physical assaults when dates move offline. Still, dating apps like Tinder remain hugely popular, downloaded and used mostly on cellphones to meet new people. In fact, they have received increasing traffic…
A Tinder profile can be set up in almost no time. After downloading the app and connecting it to a Facebook account, all that is left to do is select some profile pictures, perhaps write a short biography, and choose a few parameters (interested in men or women, within what…
