Tag: Romance Scams
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The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived
The compliments start flowing as soon as she answers the video call. “Wow, you so pretty, honey,” says the man on the other side of the …
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Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023
Romance scam victims surged by more than a fifth (22%) in 2023, compared to 2022, according to new figures from Lloyds Bank. The average …
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DoJ Recovers $112M in Crypto Stolen With Romance Scams
Authorities claw back funds from six crypto accounts they say were linked to a “pig-butchering” cybercrime …
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine’s Day Romance Scams
Several US government agencies and non-profits have warned individuals against romance scams connected with Valentine’s Day. The Federal …
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Threat Actors Still Love a Romance Scam
Love is still very much in the air as a cyber-attack theme, according to email security company Tessian. A survey carried out by the …
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Crypto Romance Scam Drains $1.4M
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US Locks Up Key Player in Nigerian Romance Scam
An Oklahoma man has been sent to prison for his role in an online romance scam that defrauded victims across the United States out of at …
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Instagram scams and how to avoid them
Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has seen more than 1 billion accounts opened, and users on the service share close to 100 million …
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Romance Scam Reached a Record of $304 Million Losses in 2020
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says people have reported losing more money on romance scams than on any other fraud type identified in …
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Cybercrooks Rake in $304M in Romance Scams
Romance scams remain the most successful fraud strategy for cybercrooks, and represents a growing sector, according to the Federal Trade …
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Online Romance Scams Spike Under Lockdown
Police and banks are celebrating after revealing that £19 million in fraud was stopped in the first half of the year, although romance …
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DNC Warns Staffers of Romance Scam
The Democratic National Committee sent out a nationwide alert on Wednesday warning romance-seeking campaign staffers to be wary of what …
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