Valentine s Day – Dating App Scams are on the Rise With Valentine’s Day quickly coming, a lot of individuals are utilising dating apps to locate their ideal partner in advance of the holiday. It’s crucial to remember that not everyone you meet on these applications is who they seem…
With the rise in the use of online dating applications, tech-induced romance scams have become an unfortunate reality of the digital age. These scams, while not new, are using technology in increasingly creative and convincing ways to trick unsuspecting love seekers, causing financial losses and emotional distress. Norton is an…
In the digital age of love, Arizonans have lost approximately $25 million to online scams through dating apps, with seniors bearing the brunt of the losses. As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Department of Homeland Security warns of a surge in romance scams on dating apps. The Lonely Hearts Deception Rebecca…
Warning signs of dating app scams Dating app scams revealed: Did you think you were falling in love but fell for a robot instead? 01:31 Activity on dating apps and websites increases leading up to Valentine’s Day, and so does your risk of being scammed, according to new research. Increasingly,…
Run by organized crime, these traps can be financially devastating and even fatal For seven days, Black Press journalist Andrea DeMeer played the victim in a romance scam executed over Facebook Messenger, to understand how criminals manipulate others and try to walk away with their money. A message in the…
Entrants in Facebook competitions are warned that they could be targeted by scammers with the aim of stealing personal and financial information. WA ScamNet at Consumer Protection reports that competitions being run by legitimate WA businesses on their Facebook pages are being hijacked by scammers who create a bogus page…
1 The analysis is based on self-reported data from consumers that is stored in the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Database. It is not a survey that measures prevalence of this particular scam. This analysis excludes fraud reports classified as “Other misc.” 2 Losses sustained in these scams are reported by…
For many of the people caught up in an online romance scam, it starts something like this: You’re scrolling through a platform like Instagram, and you get a message from an attractive stranger. They say they’re in the military and are stationed abroad and it’s hard for them to travel…
In an interview with Yahoo News Singapore, Lisa shared a screenshot of a conversation she had with the scammer who tried to get her to join bitcoin. (PHOTO: Screenshot/Lisa) SINGAPORE – Two years ago, Lisa (not her real name) was using Tinder to find love, until she encountered a match…
What 27-year-old Ms Ong thought was blossoming love after an online encounter on Facebook’s dating service, turned out to be a scam that saw her lose $5,000 in three weeks. The Malaysian woman, who works as an administrative officer in Singapore, told The Straits Times that she was approached by…
