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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.

3. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   A scam centre in Shwe Kokko, Myanmar, where perpetrators of pig butchering scams are held against their will. Pig butchering scams originated in 2016 or earlier as a regional scam in China, originally finding their victims on same-sex dating sites before expanding to opposite-sex dating sites as well. The term "pig butchering" arises from an ...

4. Victims of online dating scams speak out on what they’ve ...

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   It's one that bears repeating: In 2021 alone, according to the FTC, the median individual reported loss due to romance scams was around $2,400, with a total reported loss of $547 million from ...

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

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   Online dating is a legitimate way to begin a relationship in the modern age, but online anonymity also exposes users to fraud and scams.The FBI reported losses of over $956 million to romance ...

6. 9 Common Scams and The Tactics to Watch Out For - AOL

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   Robocall Scams. These scams use automated calls with pre-recorded messages to target potential victims. Answering a robocall puts you at risk of scammers stealing your personal or financial ...

7. Bride scam - Wikipedia

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   Bride scam. A bride scam is a form of romance scam - a confidence trick that aims to defraud potential grooms with the offer of a foreign bride. The basis of the confidence trick is to seek men from the western world who would like to marry a foreign woman and pretend to be willing to marry them. The woman (scammer) asks the man to send money ...

8. Anti Mail-Order Spouse Act - Wikipedia

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   Status: Repealed. The Anti Mail-Order Spouse Act, officially designated as Republic Act 10906, is a Philippine law that prohibits the business of organizing or facilitating marriages between Filipinas, colloquially called "mail-order brides", and foreign men. It replaced a 1990 law, the Anti Mail-Order Bride Law, enacted by the Congress of the ...

9. Officials warn to watch out for romance scams - AOL

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   Feb. 10—Officials are warning people to watch out for romance scams during this month of love. The New Mexico Securities Division has issued a scam alert for online dating. According to the ...