The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you’re texting with could really be a bot, and the face in a photo or video on your favourite dating app might not even exist. Technological advancements in artificial intelligence…
In her 2009 hit single, Lady Gaga sings about being “caught in a bad romance” with an irresistible lover. Not unlike the songstress, nearly 70,000 US singles were entangled in a bad romance of their own in 2022: a romance scam. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest data reveals…
COLORADO SPRINGS — Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not, the last thing you want is a broken heart. So it’s a good reminder to be aware of fraudsters who are preying on people looking for love by launching romance scams. During the last few years News5 has profiled romance scam…
SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI issued a strong warning for daters ahead of Valentine’s Day: online romance scammers are looking for their next victim, and they’re not just trying to take your money. Just last week, Berkeley police arrested four people who were accused of using a dating app to…
Source: FTC, Emma Fletcher Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working. Last year’s romance scam numbers looked a lot like 2021 all over again, and it’s not a pretty picture. In 2022, nearly 70,000…
With the ever-evolving landscape of digital connections, dating apps have turned into a playground for scammers targeting Gen-Zs. These manipulators deploy varied strategies such as the integration of dating profiles with platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat, among others, creating an illusion of authenticity. This type of fraud uses social…
Handsome, 6ft 3in tall and an architect to boot, when David Cohen’s profile came up on the Plenty of Fish dating website, Lise Johansen had no hesitation in swiping right. The year was 2018 and the then 55-year-old mother of two was not long out of a 25-year marriage. ‘When…
Online dating is tough. I should know; I certainly gave it a try. I was young, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and not at all interested in finding love at church, school, or via a matchmaking relative. It took a while, but eventually, the right person came along and virtually swept me off…
A New York man has been accused of stealing over $1.8 million through a romance scam he allegedly ran for approximately eight years on women he met on dating apps. According to a report by Aliza Chasan of CBS News, 69-year-old Nelson Counne allegedly lied to at least five women…
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Artificial intelligence has made looking for love online even more complicated. Crooks are using AI tools to create fake people to steal money and personal info from real people using dating apps and social media. But if the scammer can do…
