Tag: Romance
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How to Avoid Romance Scams
It’s the romance scam story that plays out like a segment on a true crime show. It starts with a budding relationship formed on an online …
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Romance scam targets security researcher, hilarity ensues
It sounds like the plot of a somewhat far-fetched romcom-slash-thriller Netflix series, maybe billed as You meets Your Place or Mine, …
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Romance scammers’ favorite lies cost victims $1.3B last year
As Valentine’s Day approaches, if your offshore oil rig worker “boyfriend” – who looks like Bradley Cooper in his online pics and has …
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Romance fraud losses rose 91% during the pandemic, claims UK’s TSB bank
UK banking group TSB is calling on social networks and dating apps to better protect their users from fake profiles, following an alarming …
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Suspected $3m Romance Scammer Extradited to Japan
Interpol has launched a new awareness campaign urging individuals not to become money mules, after arresting 15 suspects in connection with …
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Romance scammers jailed after tricking Irish OAP out of €250k
An Irish court has jailed three romance scammers who tricked a 66-year-old woman out of her life savings. The three men – Omowale Owolabi, …
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Romance Fraud Losses Increased by 91% During COVID-19
Romance fraud losses surged by 91% during COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research from TSB. The bank said it …
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Romance scammer who targeted 670 women gets 28 months in jail
A UK-based scammer who preyed on nearly 700 women and conned nine of them out of £20,000 (about $27,000), has been sent to prison. London …
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Two Years for Romance Fraudster Who Targeted 670 Women
A romance scammer who targeted hundreds of women and persuaded some to give him thousands of pounds has been jailed for over two years. …
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Romance Scammers Stole £92m From Victims Last Year
UK police have warned that the period between Christmas Day and Valentine’s Day is the most dangerous for users of dating sites as …
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Romance Fraudster Targeted 670 Women Online
A romance fraudster who targeted hundreds of women online has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering. Osagie Aigbonohan, …
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Romance scams with a cryptocurrency twist – new research from SophosLabs
Sadly, we’ve needed to write and warn about romance scams and romance scammers many times in recent years. Indeed, in February 2021 we …
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