Posts Tagged ‘romance scams’
Arizona Man Gets Prison for Online Dating Scams
An Arizona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for online dating scams against women.
Read MoreUS Army Warns About Romance Scams
The US Army is warning online daters about scammers faking soldier identities for love scams…
Read MoreOnline Relationship Scams – Protect Yourself
Every year, tens of thousands of people fall prey to online romance scams and swindled out of $3,000 on average. Here are ways to protect yourself…
Read MoreCanadians Warned of Romance Scams
Canada is warning its citizens of the emotional and financial dangers of romance scams. There are a plethora of romance scams worldwide, including Canada. Here is one recent case…
Read MoreOnline Dating Scams Pulled by US Citizens Too
When you hear about romance and online dating scams, the first thing that usually comes to mind is “Nigeria” as that is where most online dating scams originate. But a growing number of these scams are now being hatched by Americans too. In the scam, they romance you from a distance then ask for money…
Read MoreManti Te’o Falls into Catfish Trap – The Manti Te’o Story
[break][/break](January 21, 2013) NCAA football Heisman finalist Manti Te’o knows what it is like to be romantically deceived online. The star football player, projected to be a first round pick in the NFL this year, claims that in 2009, he fell for a woman online named Lennay Kekua, who years later turned out to be… well……
Read MoreOnline Dating Romance Scam Infographic
The following infographic, created by Online Dating Magazine, touches on the subject of online dating scams and romance scams that result in hundreds of millions of dollars being lost from victims. Feel free to grab this infographic and put it on your Website or blog. You can also link to it via: https://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/infographics/romancescams.html Related: Romance Scams…
Read MoreNew Zealanders Lose Hundreds of Thousands to Romance Scams
(August 22, 2012) New Zealanders (Kiwis) are losing $674,000 a year to online dating scams according to NetSafe, which has a self-reporting tracking tool for the reporting of Internet scams. When taking into account those who are scammed and don’t report it, the number is likely more than $1 million a year. According to Online Dating…
Read MoreRapper Tim Dog Used Online Dating to Scam People
(June 25, 2012) For many years rapper Timothy Blair, known as Tim Dog, had an apparent secret way of padding his income. He would use online dating services to woo women, then get them to invest in a “music project” he was working on with promises of returns that never occurred. It seemed like a…
Read More60 Minutes Australia – Catching an Online Dating Scammer
Every month, Australians lose $10 million to online dating scammers who live in other countries and create fake profiles to woo them (see our special Romance Scam section). 60 Minutes Australia sought to capture one such scammer who moved from Nigeria to Malaysia to build a scam business. The following video gives an inside glimpse…
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