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

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   Crypto investments, rent money needs and other scammer techniques More than a third of people who claimed to have lost money due to romance scams said it began on Facebook or Instagram, notes the ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 5 Financial Scams To Avoid in 2024 as Expert Warns ... - AOL

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   The FTC noted 40% of people who lost money to a romance scam last year said the contact started on social media, while 19% said it started on a website or app. ... To avoid dating scams, ...

6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes. Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and ...

7. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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   Romance scam: Usually this scam begins at an online dating site, and is quickly moved to personal email, online chat room, or social media site. Under this form, fraudsters (pretended males or females) build online relationships, and after some time, they ask for money from the victims.

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...