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

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   They say love is blind. And now scammers are banking on it. Romance scams — a type of con in which online fraudsters lead a person on with talk of romance (typically in the form of manipulative ...

3. I Suspected She Was a Romance Scammer—But I Fell For ... - AOL

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   I knew it was also another page in the scammer playbook: using attractive photos and engaging banter to draw in lonely people on dating apps and social media and move on when a target can’t or ...

4. Beware of this growing dating app scam in SC, Attorney ... - AOL

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   His office received several calls last week about the scam, ... Beware of this growing dating app scam in SC, Attorney General Alan Wilson cautions. Javon L. Harris. July 23, 2024 at 5:21 PM ...

5. 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 ...

6. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   Scammers post profiles on dating websites, non-dating social media accounts, classified sites and even online forums to search for new victims. [9] [5] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim.

7. Online dating - Wikipedia

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   Online dating, also known as internet dating, virtual dating, or mobile app dating, [1] is a method used by people with a goal of searching for and interacting with potential romantic or sexual partners, via the internet. An online dating service is a company that promotes and provides specific mechanisms for the practice of online dating ...