Scam has come to be known as “pig butchering” because it’s akin to fattening a pig before slaughter. VANCOUVER — It might start with a text out of the blue. Or a direct message on a social-media channel. You respond, and a relationship develops with the stranger. You talk about common interests or perhaps about...Read More
Though Valentine’s Day may be over, the allure of a fairytale may continue for many. Internet love scams remain a popular vector in Southeast Asia and a main scam concern for many, and it is only expected to rise in the year ahead. In 2023, $25.9 million was lost in Singapore on love scams alone,...Read More
Metro By Isabel Keane Published April 4, 2024, 5:03 p.m. ET Two Brooklyn women thought they’d found love connections but ended up matched up with a crew of cryptocurrency scammers who bilked them out of $100,000 each, officials said Thursday. The women were wooed and talked into investing using phony crypto apps where thought they...Read More
This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread Ok! Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain × close Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Because of catfishing and other dating scams, privacy is essential on online dating sites, even...Read More
By Virma Simonette & Kelly Ng in Manila and Singapore 14 March 2024 Image source, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Image caption, Police rescued hundreds of victims from the centre in Bamban, about 100km north of capital Manila Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as...Read More
When Aleksandr Zhadan used ChatGPT to talk to over 5,000 women on Tinder, it was a sign of things to come. As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated and easily available, online dating is facing an onslaught of AI-powered fraud. The industry, which is dominated by a small number of incumbents, has already proven slow to...Read More
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Business Crime Business Losses to British Columbians from online scams, usually perpetrated through social media and with the use of cryptocurrency, rose to at least $46 million in 2024. Published Mar 28, 2024 • Last updated 4 days ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by...Read More
Callous Christopher Harris said he needed treatment for ailments including a bad heart and fleeced Suzanne Famula, 39, for five months before she finally called in police Suzanne Famula, 39, is speaking out in the hope that the law can be changed to make romance fraud a specific crime(Tony Kershaw / SWNS) A woman swindled...Read More
Watch: Woman was conned out of £20k by romance fraudster A woman who was conned out of £20,000 by a romance fraudster is campaigning to make the crime a specific offence in law. Suzanne Famula, 39, was duped by “callous” 41-year-old Christopher Harris after meeting him on online dating site Hinge in November 2020. Car...Read More
April 01, 2024 9:00 AM | A new Tulane University study finds that sharing ephemeral photos, which vanish after being seen, can increase the number of matches on a dating app. (Photo from iStock) Lead study author Yumei He, assistant professor of management science at Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. Because of...Read More
