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11 Nov

Scammers target users of online dating apps using malicious AI ‘bots’ that aim to scam lonely hearts | #facebookdating | #tinder | #pof

Tinder bots: Scammers target users of online dating apps using malicious AI ‘bots’ that aim to scam lonely hearts out of their cash A chatbot is a script that simulates a real conversation with a user Scammers are using them...
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8 Nov

#relationshipscams | #dating | Pension scam victims lose £82,000 each in 24 hours

Victims of pensions scams stand to lose a devastating 22 years’ worth of savings within 24 hours, according to a new analysis. The average amount victims lost to criminals in 2018 was £82,000 each and that was just among those...
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7 Nov

#deepweb | Airbnb Will Now Verify Each Listing After Vice Uncovered A Scam

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Airbnb is having one hell of a week. A few days after the company announced a ban on party houses following a tragic shooting on Halloween that left five people dead,...
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1 Nov

#romancescams | MyChargeBack and SCARS Partner in Western Union Scam Recovery Campaign

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MyChargeBack, the world leader in fund recovery for victims of online scams, and SCARS, the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, have entered into a strategic partnership to recover funds sent fraudulently via Western...
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26 Oct

#datingscams | ‘My wife sent £20,000 to fraudster posing as US war hero in online romance scam’

A devastated father says his marriage has fallen apart after his wife sent £20,000 to an online scammer posing as an American war hero. Steve Roberts, 50, is one of hundreds of people a year whose lives have been wrecked...
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15 Oct

#romancescams | Romance scam involving fake Jeremy Renner targets Okanagan residents – Victoria News

Romance scam involving fake Jeremy Renner targets Okanagan residents An online impersonator posing as actor Jeremy Renner has been asking victims for money online Crime Stoppers Central Okanagan is sounding the alarm over an online romance scam...
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14 Oct

#datingscams | Abandoned and Scam Projects Top List of Dead Cryptos, Analysis

Blockchain research platform, LongHash, analyzed the list of the so-called dead crypto coins. It found out that the most common reason behind their decline was abandonment from investors. Scam Projects Are Common Too According to the author, 63.1% of dead...
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4 Oct

#hacking | Nigerian hacker Ogunremi docked in US for $1m scam

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Nigerian hacker Olumide Ogunremi docked for $1m scam A Nigerian Olumide Ogunremi who lived in the Newark area of the United States helped run a computer hacking and identity theft scheme...
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16 Jan

Australian woman loses $305,000 in #romance #scam

Scammers continue to pose as American soldiers. In a terrible recent romance scam, a 34-year-old woman from Brisbane, Australia lost AU$305,000 (US$220,210) to a man posing as a US soldier. The con man, Cosmos Emeh, 32, claimed to be deployed...
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10 Jan

#Romance #scam warning for North Yorkshire’s online #daters

People searching for love online in 2019 are being warned to keep a sharp eye out for scamsters who promise a happy ever after. The warning, from North Yorkshire Police’s community messaging service, said: “It is a sad fact that...
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