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2. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victim's money, bank accounts, credit ...

3. Sham marriage - Wikipedia

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   Marriage fraud. Sham marriages are sometimes considered distinct from a marriage fraud, which is a type of romance scam, in which one spouse is unwittingly taken advantage of by the foreign spouse who feigns romantic interest, typically in order to obtain a residence permit or for money. Background

4. It’s not Gen Z who need to be protected from social media ...

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   In the UK, meanwhile, “when it comes to romance fraud, those aged 51-65 accounted for the majority of cases where money is lost”, says Dr Jessica Barker MBE, author of Hacked: The Secrets ...

5. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

6. How to keep yourself safe from romance scams this ... - AOL

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   February 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM. NEW YORK (AP) — When Kate Kleinart fell victim of a romance scam, what hurt the most wasn't the thousands of dollars that she lost, but the love that she thought ...

7. Romance Scams: 7 Warning Signs and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   3. They Make Professions of Love Far Too Early. If an online love interest is unnaturally quick to say the L word, this could be a warning sign. 4. They Live Very Far Away. To minimize the chances ...

8. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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   A UK woman was scammed in a "romance fraud" online as per the local police. The woman in her 50s reportedly lost her inheritance worth £320,000 taken over from her parents who later disowned her following the loss. the perpetrator who impersonated as Tim, met the victim on a dating website in 2019 after she lost her husband.

9. Romance Scams: FBI, Zelle and Catfishing Expert Nev ... - AOL

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   Valentine's Day is almost here and Cupid has drawn his bow -- and unfortunately so have many con artists. "Catfishing and Scam Awareness," a recent report from peer-to-peer payment platform Zelle,...