Romance fraudsters increasingly trying to make victims fall prey to bogus investments getty Romance scams are trying more to lure victims into bogus investments says a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. People are led to believe their new online companion is a successful investor who, before long, casually…
Romance Scams Increasingly Trying To Lure Victims Into Bogus Investments | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
victims fall prey to bogus investments getty Romance scams are trying more to lure victims into bogus investments says a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. People are led to believe their new online companion is a successful investor who, before long, casually offers investment advice, notes the report….
$1 Billion in Losses Reported by Victims of Romance Scams — FBI | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
HOUSTON, TX—In 2021, some 24,000 victims across the United States reported losing approximately $1 billion to romance scams.1 It’s likely that many more losses went unreported. Romance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion…
Tinder Scam: Romance scammers stole $547 mn from ‘lovers’ in JUST 2021! Protect yourself from online scams this way | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
In the last couple of years, a new type of online scam has come to the surface known as ‘romance scam’. A romance scam is essentially when a scammer creates an fake online dating profile on platforms like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Facebook Dating and others in order to connect with…
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…
Tinder Scam: Romance scammers stole $547 mn from ‘lovers’ in JUST 2021! Protect yourself from online scams this way | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Tinder scams are on the rise. Through these romance scams, fraudsters are swindling millions from innocent victims. Do not fall for it, find out how to protect yourself from such online scams. In the last couple of years, a new type of online scam has come to the surface known…
Japanese woman swindled out of $30,000 in an ‘out of this world’ scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Nowadays, everyone knows better than to respond to the emails from “Nigerian princes” asking for “loans”, as those cons are yesterday’s news. Since then, scammers have had to upgrade to newer scams. One that has come to light is “out of this world”. In Japan, a 65-year-old woman was swindled out…
Widow Loses $39k in Online Romance Scam on Facebook | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
At his suggestion, they started communicating on Google Hangouts, talking and texting many times a day. Tony said his kids were in an English boarding school and asked if they could call her “Mom.” Never having had children, she said that was the “Achilles heel” that made her vulnerable. Later…
How a Romance Scammer Stole Over $700,000 — FBI | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Angie Kennard’s father fell victim to a romance scam—and was conned out of over $700,000. Special Agent Keith Custer from FBI Baltimore and a former romance scammer talk about how scammers find their victims and then exploit them for their money. Video Transcript Angie KennardMy father was single. He turned…
Tinder Scam: Romance scammers stole $547 mn from ‘lovers’ in JUST 2021! Protect yourself from online scams this way | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Tinder scams are on the rise. Through these romance scams, fraudsters are swindling millions from innocent victims. Do not fall for it, find out how to protect yourself from such online scams. In the last couple of years, a new type of online scam has come to the surface known…