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2. 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 ...

3. What is catfishing and what can you do if you are catfished?

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   It is often on social media or dating apps and websites as a common tactic used to form online relationships under false pretenses, sometimes to lure people into financial scams. The person doing ...

4. 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.

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

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   Beware of this growing dating app scam in SC, Attorney General Alan Wilson cautions. Beware. Scammers pretending to be law enforcement officials are ramping up efforts to pilfer money from ...

6. 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 ...

7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   The traditional romance scam has now moved into Internet dating sites, gaining a new name of catfishing. [5] The con actively cultivates a romantic relationship which often involves promises of marriage. However, after some time, it becomes evident that this Internet "sweetheart" is stuck in their home country or a third country, lacking the ...

8. Pig butchering: Dating scam hooks victims with fake crypto ...

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   Online dating scams are all too common.. Sweet-talking and typing swindlers, wooing unsuspecting, hopeless romantics. Not for love, but lover boys or girls looking to steal your money.

9. 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 ...