Dating app scams are on the rise in New York. (Unsplash) New York State Attorney Letitia James issued a warning about online romance scams being on the rise. She said fraudsters are using dating applications and social media to convince New Yorkers to make bogus payments, mostly in cryptocurrency. The…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but scammers prey on people looking for love online all year round. Here’s how to avoid falling victim to a romance scam. Dating websites, apps and social media have made it easier than ever to meet someone special online. While millions use these…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but scammers prey on people looking for love online all year round. Here’s how to avoid falling victim to a romance scam. Dating websites, apps and social media have made it easier than ever to meet someone special online. While millions use these…
Amid the cases of financial scams on the rise, founder, and CEO of online brokerage firm Zerodha, Nithin Kamath, on 13 November said it is scary how many people fall for various financial scams. He even suggested methods to protect themselves from such scams, where people fall for fake job…
China has launched a crackdown on cruel ‘pig butchering’ scam networks – which ensnare thousands of victims every year across the globe – including Americans. ‘Pig butchering’ scams involve victims being effectively ‘fattened up’ with a fake romantic relationship before being ‘butchered’ by fraudulent investment advice. It works by scammers…
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Online dating scams are all too common.Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money.”She put money into my wallet, into this app, and this app is super crazy, where its like a shadow. So everything appears to be working,…
Pig butchering has become an all-too-common online con that costs victims billions of dollars annually. And there’s little remedy for a growing number of victims. But Erin West, a California prosecutor, has made it her mission to fight back against these scams and the people executing them. On a recent episode…
(NewsNation) — A “love at first swipe” cost a Philadelphia woman nearly $500,000. Shreya Datta explains she was matched with a guy on the dating app Hinge — they bonded and realized they shared a lot in common including investing. VIDEO: Watch the latest video stories in the WKRG News 5 Video Center…
(Video above are the current top stories) PHILADELPHIA (WJW) — A “love at first swipe” cost a woman nearly $500,000. Philadelphia resident Shreya Datta explains she was matched with a guy on the dating app Hinge — they bonded and realized they shared a lot in common including investing. The person she was…
