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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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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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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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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…

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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…

Kenneth Niemeyer