Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Reports of men becoming victims of romance scams have increased massively, new figures suggest. Male victims jumped by 40 per cent between 2022 and 2023, according to Britain’s…
By Elmira Tanatarova For Mailonline Published: 09:30 EST, 17 April 2023 | Updated: 10:22 EST, 17 April 2023 A woman thought the single father and wealthy businessman she met online was her perfect match – but it turns out he was using her for a romance scam. Speaking on This…
Rachel Elwell, 50, lost £113,000 after months of online messages, calls & emails Export manager from Brownhills, West Midlands is latest ‘romance fraud’ victim After striking up an instant connection, photos appeared to show a ‘loving’ man A scammer convinced her that dangerous loan sharks had trapped them abroad Using…
Jennifer Dennis, 76, lost her life savings after falling for a fake doctor online The widow was infatuated with the con man, who also claimed to be a widower After shelling out for a home, she found out the property was never for sale An elderly widow has spoken out…
Image: — © AFP A new study looking at the U.S. population has found tech-savvy teens are falling for online scams at a higher rate than seniors. In the last five years, money lost by victims aged 20 years-old and younger grew nearly 2,500 percent from 2017 to 2022 compared…
It appears the tides are changing in the sea of scams. New statistics find those tech savvy teens are being scammed at a faster rate than their grandparents in Florida. According to Social Catfish, the amount of money lost by scam victims 20 and younger grew nearly 2500% from 2017…
‘I didn’t see the warning signs’: This retired San Antonio man says his wife got scammed by a ‘romantic interest’ online — and he’s willing to pay up. Here’s what Dave Ramsey told him After a retired San Antonio man found out his wife had been the victim of an…
Grandmother, 66, was lonely after losing her husband six years ago She met a man claiming to be General Mark Alexander over Facebook The victim was persuaded to transfer the fraudster thousands of pounds A lonely widow was scammed out of £12,000 by a fraudster pretending to be a US…
By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia 10:29 11 May 2023, updated 10:29 11 May 2023 Kayla Houlihan was almost scammed on Facebook marketplace Scammers demand money via PayID to ‘release’ funds back to the seller A business owner almost fell victim to a Facebook marketplace scam four times before…
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