Dr Elisabeth Carter, a criminologist and forensic linguist, investigates how fraudsters use language to scam people. “They intentionally make victims feel as if they’re the ones making decisions that are reasonable and rational, so as not to raise alarm bells,” she explains. Scammers do this by making themselves seem very vulnerable, she says. “So if...Read More

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A 65-year-old woman has recently fallen prey to an elaborate scam conducted through a dating app, in which she unfortunately lost ₹1.3 Cr. to the scammers over the span of a year. The scam started when the woman met a man named ‘Paul Rutherford’ on an online dating platform named ‘International Cupid’. The man told...Read More

Cecilie Fjellhoy is sick of talking about private jets and diamonds. “I’m effing tired of it,” she says, shaking her blonde hair. It’s perhaps not hard to understand why. Fjellhoy, 35, is one of several women conned by Simon Leviev, a fake billionaire’s son and diamond company CEO whom she met on the Tinder dating...Read More

HIGHLIGHTS A Mumbai woman was scammed out of Rs 1.3 crore after being deceived through a dating app. The incident began in April 2023 when the woman connected with a man on the dating app International Cupid. Over time, he gained her trust and convinced her to send him money. ...Read More

The scams against seniors are getting worse, if that’s even possible, and the thieves are becoming sneakier and more creative by the minute. We have to up our game to stay one step ahead of them and not fall victim. It bears reviewing the typical scams. While some of these might seem to be repeats...Read More

Romance scams continue to plague users, but their costs have risen to staggering heights, according to a Malwarebytes survey carried out last month via our weekly newsletter. More than 66 percent of 850 respondents have been targeted by a romance scam, and those that were ensnared paid a hefty price, with 10 percent of victims...Read More

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Cops warn of romance scam Bruce Fuhr – Oct 9, 2024 / 4:00 am | Story: 510841 Photo: Colin Dacre Mounties are issuing a warning after a Trail, B.C. woman fell victim to an online romance scam recently. A romance scam sees scammer convince a person to enter a virtual online relationship so the scammer...Read More

The ringleader, Wisdom Oghenekaro Onyobeno, 44, was sentenced Tuesday to more than 10 years in federal prison. Onyobeno, who until his arrest in 2019 was living in Sandy Springs, Ga., pleaded for forgiveness from the victims and mercy from US District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. His voice cracking at times, Onyobeno said he...Read More