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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. 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 ...

4. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   A pig butchering scam is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. [1] They are commonplace on social apps, where, in October 2023, twelve percent of Americans using said apps had been ...

5. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ... - AOL

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   The FBI says in 2022 more than 19,000 people across the United States fell victims to these scams and were duped out of more than $700M. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ...

6. 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 ...

7. Ashley Madison data breach - Wikipedia

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   t. e. In July 2015, an unknown person or group calling itself "The Impact Team" announced they had stolen the user data of Ashley Madison, a commercial website billed as enabling extramarital affairs. The hacker (s) copied personal information about the site's user base and threatened to release users' names and personal identifying information ...

8. Catfishing - Wikipedia

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   Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms ), with the intent of deception, [1] usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud. [2] Perpetrators, usually referred to as catfish, generally use fake photos and lie about ...

9. 6 Signs Your Dating App Match Is the Next Tinder Swindler - AOL

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   If you’re using dating apps in hopes of swiping right on someone who will steal your heart, watch out: Scammers are increasingly using dating apps to steal money from unsuspecting victims. The ...