Police have had to issue a warning over ‘sextortion’ after it was announced that one area of the country has seen a 153% rise in incidents of the scam. In 2020, 53 incidents were reported to Durham Constabulary, compared with 134 in 2021 – an increase of 153%. Sextortion is…
FBI warns romance scams are on the rise | #lovescams | #datingapps
article LOS ANGELES – Online dating works for some, but for others, it can be a heartbreaking and disappointing experience. For Monique Taylor, things turned out well. “Everyone says go on the app and find your guy. It worked for me and we got married last year,” Taylor said. It…
FBI warns romance scams are on the rise | #lovescams | #datingapps
article LOS ANGELES – Online dating works for some, but for others, it can be a heartbreaking and disappointing experience. For Monique Taylor, things turned out well. “Everyone says go on the app and find your guy. It worked for me and we got married last year,” Taylor said. It…
Don’t Get Scammed: What You Need to Know About Scams on the Rise | Business | #lovescams | #datingapps
Last year saw a 70% increase in scams in the U.S. and more than $5.8 billion was stolen, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And scammers are scamming this year, too. The credit report bureau TransUnion, reports that 38% of Americans have been targeted by digital fraud so far in…
Utility Scams Using Mobile Payment App Rise 150% | #lovescams | #datingapps
Scams targeting users of mobile payment apps such as Cash App, QuickPay, Venmo and Zelle are surging, the Better Business Bureau and Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison warned Thursday (Feb. 24). ComEd customers alone reported being scammed out of at least $27,000 in January 2022, the utility and consumer protection group…
Freja eID : Romance Scams on the Rise – Protect Yourself | #lovescams | #datingapps
Initiating a love affair with someone with the purpose of cheating the person out of money is a crime called ‘Romance Scam’. Romance scams affect both women and men of all ages. In 2021, 1,143 romance scams were reported. On average, victims lost SEK 350,000. In the vast majority of…
Romance scams on the rise in TN, FBI warns | #lovescams | #datingapps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Opportunists are pouncing on isolation and loneliness felt due to COVID, coupled with the holiday blues some experience. “It’s prevalent, and it seems to be increasing,” says FBI Supervisory Special Agent Richard Baer. Romance scams swindled people out of a record $304 million in 2020, which…