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Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working. Last year’s romance scam numbers looked a lot like 2021 all over again, and it’s not a pretty picture. In 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported a romance scam, and reported losses hit a staggering $1.3 billion.
- May 2021
The official website of the Federal Trade Commission,...
- Ftc.Gov Romancescams
Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and...
- Imposter
In June 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it...
- May 2021
24 wrz 2024 · When her mother went missing, an Illinois woman ventured into the dark corners of America's romance scam epidemic. Romance scammers turn victims into "money mules," creating a legal...
14 lut 2024 · When you have a new romance there’s so much to talk about. But if your new sweetheart only wants to talk about your money and how you should invest it, stop talking. They might be a romance scammer, like those who stole more than $1 billion from people last year. How do the scams start, and what can you do to avoid one?
9 lut 2023 · New data released today by the Federal Trade Commission sheds new light on the lies that romance scammers use to take advantage of people—lies that reports to the FTC show cost nearly 70,000 consumers $1.3 billion in 2022.
In romance scams, a criminal uses a fake online identity to gain a victim's affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion of a romantic or close relationship to manipulate and/or...
But there’s an even seamier way romance scammers are creating a pay day for themselves – and it’s called sextortion. According to reports, scammers convince their target to share explicit photos and then threaten to share the pics with social media contacts unless the person pays up.
13 lut 2017 · If you suspect an online relationship is a scam, stop all contact immediately. And if you are the victim of a romance scam, file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
