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How a woman lost nearly $150,000 to a romance scammer who gaslit her
Linda Young told the BBC that she had fallen under the scammer's "spell" and that the experience wa…
Rebecca Rommen
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The FTC is warning people to be wary of romance scams this Valentine's Day after record $547 million in losses reported
The Federal Trade Commission reported a record of $547 million in losses due to romance scams last …
Katie Balevic
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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers
Gen Z reported losing the most money over average to online scams last year. Boomers lost less on a…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Romance scammers are now building trust with AI-generated deepfakes. Here's how to spot them.
Americans lost at least $650 million to romance scams last year. And now with AI, they are only get…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Romance scam in USA: soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running the scam
A federal judge sentenced an Army member to prison for running a romance scam in which he impersona…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Americans were catfished out of $547 million in 2021
Cryptocurrencies were increasingly used in romance scams, the Federal Trade Commission said. The me…
Ben Winck
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Crypto scammers are masquerading as lovers on dating apps like Hinge and conning victims out of their entire life savings
FTC data shows romance scams involving bogus crypto investments hit a record-high in 2021, totaling…
Hannah Towey
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After the 'Tinder Swindler', the FBI is now warning about the rise in romance scams, while a survey showed 1 in 3 Americans are more likely to date someone who talks about crypto
Romance scams increasingly involve crypto, as 33% of Americans say they're more likely to date some…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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A 75-year-old Georgia woman sold her house to pay a romance scammer she met on Facebook nearly $100,000
The woman did not meet the man in person but sent the money to a Nebraska address through UPS and F…
Taylor Ardrey
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A 33-year-old woman was swindled out of $300,000 worth of bitcoin after her Hinge romance turned scam
She thought the funds were going into a legitimate crypto exchange. Instead, the money went into th…
Natasha Dailey
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Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year
Be careful who you trust online: more people are getting scammed out of thousands of dollars by peo…
Eve Upton-Clark
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How a romance scammer defrauded 3 Tinder dates out of over $100,000
Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months in the UK after he defrauded three women. Romance scams li…
Marta Biino
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Digitally-native Gen Zers aren't immune to romance scams
Zoomers grew up with technology at their fingertips. But as scams evolve and get more sophisticated…
Lindsay Dodgson
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I'm a relationship coach who almost got duped into an online crypto scheme by a guy I met on a dating app and it's more common than you'd think
Relationship expert Sarrah Rose said a man on an exclusive dating app tried to squeeze her for $50,…
Doree Lewak
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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'
The CEO of Match Group — which is facing a lawsuit from the FTC — said the safety of users is the c…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Dating-app con artists are scamming singles up to $900,000 with elaborate fake relationships
2020 has been the most lucrative year yet for dating-app scammers, according to a Federal Trade Com…
Julia Naftulin
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Love is in the air, but so are scammers: Protect yourself from valentines day dating app frauds
Valentine's Day is a time for love and romance, but it can also be a time for scammers to take adva…
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A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
Authorities in Hong Kong put out a warning that a group claiming Elon Musk developed its crypto-tra…