ATLANTA — Plenty of people still throw around the 16th century proverb “all is fair in love and war,” but the Renaissance never had to contend with mobile dating apps. Eye-opening new research by a team at Georgia State University reveals just how treacherous the world of online dating is becoming,…
Heart and Soul: Anatomy of scams | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
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Experts Reveal 8 Useful Ways to Outsmart Scammers This Season | #lovescams | #datingapps
If someone makes a fraudulent charge on your credit card, the most you’ll be liable for is $50, according to the FTC. But if someone gets a hold of your debit card, they can take money straight out of your checking account, leaving you without access to that cash while…
Experts warn of rise in scammers using AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress | #lovescams | #datingapps
Jennifer DeStefano answered a phone call from an unknown number earlier this year and was horrified to hear what sounded exactly like the panicked voice of her oldest daughter Briana, who was begging to be saved from kidnappers. “I hear her saying, ‘Mom, these bad men have me. Help me….
Over 1,000 call centre scammers detained this year, say cops | #lovescams | #datingapps
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained 1,160 individuals for suspected involvement in call centre scam syndicates in the first nine months of this year. They comprise 791 individuals from Malaysia, China (300), Indonesia (20), Taiwan (13), Bangladesh (eight), Vietnam (six), Pakistan (four), Thailand (three), Singapore (three), the Philippines (two) and India…
Understanding the Tactics of Romance Scammers | #lovescams | #datingapps
Event Love Scamming: Read this story to learn about the increasing trend of romance scams and tactics to prevent it. Updated: Oct 16, 2023 13:12 IST Romance scam in cyberspace dating apps Dating app fraud: Romance is a beautiful and important aspect…
People are losing more money to scammers than ever before | #lovescams | #datingapps
NEW YORK — With the help of technology, scammers are tricking Americans out of more money than ever before. But there are steps you can take to keep your money and information safe. In 2022, reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion — a 30 percent increase from 2021,…
Cross-platform messaging scam making a comeback | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
What’s old is new again in a reemerging social media scam impacting Facebook and Instagram messenger users. The scam In recent weeks there has been an uptick in fake profiles messaging Facebook users through Instagram. The scammer will duplicate a real profile using that accounts Facebook profile image and send…
You are an international student being targeted by scammers | #lovescams | #datingapps
Sometimes the scammers targeting Chinese students are really obvious. Their calls will always have a sentence at the end: “For mandarin services please press one, for English services please press two.” And if you press two, they will hang up. And yet, these scammers are becoming harder to identify. The…
$7,430 Crispy Crab Rolls? 5 Food Scams & How To Avoid Falling For Them | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Food scams have been on the rise lately, with con artists posing as legitimate food sellers on social media. The scary bit? They’ve gotten slicker — victims in Singapore have been cheated of close to $100K in the past few months alone. Many of these stories begin with seemingly innocuous…