Banco Santander is to stop bank transfers for Facebook Marketplace payments in cases where a customer has not seen the item in person. The move comes as Santander customers have lost nearly £6.5 million so far this year to Facebook Marketplace scams, an increase of almost 50% over the…
Tech Savvy Teens Scammed At An Increasingly Faster Rate Than Their Grandparents In Florida | #lovescams | #datingapps
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…
Tech executive robbed of $450K in ‘pig-butchering’ dating scam | #lovescams | #datingapps
In the digital age, online dating has become a popular way for people to connect and seek potential partners. However, this convenience and accessibility have also opened doors to various scams, leaving some victims in dire financial situations. One such victim is Shreya Datta, a 37-year-old tech executive who fell…
Creepy catfish or useful co-pilot: Can AI help with dating app success? | Science & Tech News | #lovescams | #datingapps
An eye-catching profile picture, music tastes that match your own and no opinion on whether pineapple should go on pizza. As far as dating app profiles go, it doesn’t get much better than that. You swipe right or send a like, and put your phone away, hoping the interest might…
As Cryptocurrency Becomes More Mainstream, Payment Scam Risks Increase – Fin Tech | #lovescams | #datingapps
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Payment scams exploiting the lure of cryptocurrency are a growing concern for individuals and businesses—losses from crypto scams increased from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in 2022. These scams typically involve criminals…
Surveys claim RI has high rents, bad pizza and unsavvy tech seniors | #lovescams | #datingapps
Rhode Island has crazy high rents, unsavvy tech seniors and the biggest thing we want to quit is something besides alcohol, gambling and tobacco. These are things I’ve learned because groups send survey results to reporters like myself – lately on matters from RI romance scams to electricity costs. Today,…
Beware of these four holiday scams | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
It’s a busy time of year for everyone. You may be planning your meals for hosting or traveling to see loved ones, and you’re more likely than not starting to think about gifts to buy before the new year. Scammers know how easy it is to catch you off guard during this…
People Love to Hate-Watch Tech Villains. That Won’t Hurt Spotify. | #lovescams | #datingapps
Daniel Ek, a founder of Spotify and its current chief executive, sits in front of a U.S. Senate committee hearing. Or rather: A Swedish actor playing Ek sits in front of a Senate hearing, as imagined by a Swedish production designer. A fictitious senator named Landy is grilling him, hard….
Trapped in Myanmar: How tech grads from TN were forced to work for a crypto-scam | #lovescams | #datingapps
The 13 rescued people had spent several lakhs and arrived in Thailand in the belief that they would be working jobs such as data-entry or customer care and earn at least Rs 80,000. Instead, they were smuggled into Myanmar. By all accounts, Sofia Fernandez and Jeslin Mathew led glamorous lives….
Facebook Marketplace: The good, bad and ugly — and why Canadians remain loyal to declining platform – National | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
“I have definitely wanted to deactivate my Facebook account, but I don’t know if I can quit Marketplace.” Brianna Sharpe is a freelance writer from Cochrane, Alta., and she jokes that Meta‘s Facebook Marketplace knows her tastes better than her own husband. “I told my husband I was doing this…