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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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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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Love & loss: Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
As Valentine's Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on …
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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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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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The terrifying new AI scam
Scammers are using AI-generated voices of people's actual children to swindle them out of their cas…
Eve Upton-Clark
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Crypto romance — Love in the times of blockchain
The report cites that at least $1.4 million has been stolen by way of crypto romances on Tinde…
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Ohio woman gets prison time after 'romance scam' led her to swindle over $500,000 from family members, officials say
The 62-year-old woman had been scammed first, but officials say the woman still convinced relatives…
Jordan Hart
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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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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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Two people who helped con a 78-year-old man out of his retirement fund and over $500,000 in Apple products in romance scam sentenced to prison
"I have to express my ugly truth. I was selfish, ambitious and greedy for success," Linda Mbimadong…
Katie Balevic
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Common crypto scams you should know about before diving into the crypto market
Crypto scams can be as simple as phishing and fake websites, or more complex like NFT rug pulls.Cry…
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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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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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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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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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Crypto scams conned thousands of people out of over $1 billion since 2021, the most of any type of currency, according to new FTC report
About half of the more than 46,000 people who reported being the victim of a scam said it began wit…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Dating app scammers are rampant, the government warns. Here's how to avoid getting duped, according to an expert.
Before you get on dating apps, find ways to scrub your data from the internet. It can prevent stalk…