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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. Ashley Madison data breach - Wikipedia

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   Computer hacking. 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 ...

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. Catfishing - Wikipedia

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   Catfishing is often employed on dating websites, social media, and email [15] by perpetrators to disassociate from their real-life identities and shield themselves from moral obligations or responsibilities. Motivations for catfishing are typically malevolent and may include sexual, financial, or social gain. [16]

7. Online Dating Scams: A Multimillion Dollar Industry

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   "I do not know how to express the conflicting emotions that have surged like a storm through my heart all night long. You have the greatest soul, the noblest nature, the sweetest, most loving ...