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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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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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I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam
Over the course of 3 months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realize…
Jane Zhang
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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 apps helped me find love. Now they've turned into a total scam.
When I joined Match in 2007, it saved my life. Today, Tinder, Hinge, and other apps are exhausting,…
Albert Fox Cahn
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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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I've built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn't helping.
Laura Kankaala, whose worked in cybersecurity for 10 years, said that online scams are becoming mor…
Emma Magnus
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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…