WASHINGTON (7News) — Scammers are turning to Facebook Marketplace more frequently to carry out their crimes. Recently, Sam Silverman, content strategy editor for Entrepreneur.com, tells 7News she lost $300 when a scammer targeted her. Silverman shared what happened with 7News On Your Side’s Lindsey Mastis. “I just wanted to sell…
Woman loses hundreds trying to ‘sell a pair of pants’ after Facebook Marketplace scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
WASHINGTON (7News) — Scammers are turning to Facebook Marketplace more frequently to carry out their crimes. Recently, Sam Silverman, content strategy editor for Entrepreneur.com, tells 7News she lost $300 when a scammer targeted her. Silverman shared what happened with 7News On Your Side’s Lindsey Mastis. “I just wanted to sell…
How A Billion-Dollar Internet Scam Is Breaking Hearts And Bank Accounts | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Modern online romance scams are premeditated, organized crimes that steal millions ― potentially billions ― of dollars from vulnerable, lonely people over the internet. The scammers may just have lit upon the perfect crime: They sit at computers safely overseas, hunting for their prey on social networks, and they rarely…
Luke Bryan imposter steals $30,000 from 81-year-old widow in romance scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – An 81-year-old Tennessee widow lost roughly $30,000 in cash, bitcoin and gift cards to a person or persons pretending to be country music star Luke Bryan. The victim’s daughters, who live in Florida and Tennessee, contacted News 6 to expose the romance scam that started on a…
Grieving widow conned out of $63K in Facebook romance scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Her mineral man wasn’t rock solid. A grieving British widow says she was conned out of $63,000 in life savings by a “romance scammer” who preyed on her via Facebook. The sexagenarian, known only as Lyn, was tricked into sending a fraudster called “Derek” cash for hospital and hotel bills…
Grieving widow conned out of $63K in Facebook romance scam | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Weird But True By Tracy Swartz Published Feb. 15, 2024, 5:44 p.m. ET Her mineral man wasn’t rock solid. A grieving British widow says she was conned out of $63,000 in life savings by a “romance scammer” who preyed on her via Facebook. The sexagenarian, known only as Lyn, was…
Love scam: Are you being scammed? | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
SHAH ALAM – The cases of online love scams have been reported over the years, and of late, the number of cases seems to have escalated with many recent cases highlighted of scammers successfully swindle large sum of money for unsuspecting victims. On March 21, a 63-year-old widow was reported…
Bringing law and order to online dating | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
High rates of sexual violence linked to online dating apps have led foreign governments to crack down on the world of digital romance. In September, the Australian government pushed online dating apps to reinforce their safety policies in response to research that showed 3 in 4 users experienced sexual violence…
Items listed for sale on Facebook might have been posted by scammers who hacked an account | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
BELLEVILLE, Mich. – Scammers are hacking into people’s Facebook accounts and posting items for sale as a way to steal money from would-be buyers. A Belleville woman is one of many Facebook users to have their account hacked. Karen started getting messages from strangers on her Facebook account asking for…
Nottinghamshire Police warns online daters about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles after a Nottinghamshire woman lost thousands to a fraudster posing as ITV chef James Martin | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
A woman was dumped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Martin. Online daters are being warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles. The woman believed she was exchanging messages with the ITV star via Facebook and lost about £5,000 in the…