Santander UK has issued a warning after nearly £4 million was reported as stolen from the bank’s customers through romance scams over the past six months. Romance scammers will manufacture all sorts of fictional stories, promises, and crises designed to get their victims to send them money. The bank revealed that victims were aged between...Read More
Victims lost an average of £4,500 to romance scams in the last six months (Picture: Kacper Pempel/Reuters) Welcome to Metro’s money blog where we’re sharing the latest advice on how to avoid the rising scourge of romance scams. Fraudsters stole more than £3.8milllion from Santander customers in the last six months, the bank said. That’s...Read More
More than £3.8 million was reported as stolen from Santander UK customers in romance scams in the past six months, marking a 27% jump compared with the previous half-year period. Customers aged 18 to 93 were affected, the bank said. The average loss to romance fraudsters was £4,500. Santander customers lost £6,826,748 to romance scams...Read More
It’s as a new report shows almost £7-million was lost in these scams in the last year. Author: Adam SmithPublished 9 minutes ago A Cheshire woman who was conned out of £50,000 in an online dating scam is warning others it can happen to anyone at anytime. New figures suggest more than £3.8 million was...Read More
Remember The 5 Love Languages book that ruled the ’90s? The premise is that people perceive and show deep emotions through five distinct love languages. The names are trademarked, of course, but they boil down to doing favors, enjoying intimate moments, giving gifts, sharing kind words, and spending time together. It turns out that online...Read More
Customers aged 18 to 93 were affected, the bank said. The average loss to romance fraudsters was £4,500. Santander customers lost £6,826,748 to romance scams in the 12 months running from August 2023 to August 2024. Some £3,813,410 was lost between March and August this year. Half (50%) of people have received unsolicited online romantic...Read More
THE number falling for online love scams shot up more than a quarter in six months, a survey found. Hundreds of customers at one bank alone handed over around £3.8million to the con between March and August. 2 The number of people falling for online love scams shot up more than a quarter in six...Read More
A new CBS investigation has revealed a growing network of Ghanaian romance scammers targeting Americans of all ages and backgrounds, defrauding them of substantial sums of money. In the early days of internet fraud, the infamous “Nigerian Prince” emails promised large commissions in exchange for financial assistance. While many have become aware of these scams,...Read More
By Nova M Bajamonti For Dailymail.Com Published: 09:56 EDT, 2 September 2024 | Updated: 10:14 EDT, 2 September 2024 The most ‘catfished’ states, where people fall for phony romance scams, have been revealed. Believe it or not, the golden state of California took the top spot, with its scams totaling out to nearly $200 million...Read More
New Delhi: In a shocking post that’s gaining attention on Reddit, a man from Delhi revealed how he was scammed after meeting a woman through a dating app. The man shared his story in detail, warning others to be cautious while meeting people online. According to the post, the man matched with a woman on...Read More
