It’s time for open, honest conversations about romance scams “Gold-digger.” That’s the last thing any of us would want to be called after we’d been scammed for hundreds of thousands of dollars. At the beginning of February, Netflix released a crime documentary, “The Tinder Swindler,” that tells the stories of several women from Norway, Sweden [...]
Valentine’s Day is Almost Here, Watch Out For Romance Scams Valentine’s Day Trap Valentine’s Day is love season: be careful because romance scammers will steal your heart and money. Are you looking for love online this year? Or are you searching to find a good date to hook up with? Valentine’s day is fast approaching [...]
‘It felt like losing a husband’: the fraudsters breaking hearts – and emptying bank accounts "Such judgment means many victims turn to charities such as Victim Support, or peer support groups such as the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, rather than loved ones. Anna is one. “I know they’d tell me I was insane, but [...]
Open Meeting of the Federal Trade Commission December 16, 2021 Public Submissions - PDF
ROM CON I was left penniless by romance scammer after simple pic trick – vile Facebook groups let thousands of ghouls share tips TEARS trickled down Claire Spencer’s cheek as her beau begged to borrow £1,000 after claiming he hadn’t eaten for days and feared starving to death. But all wasn’t as it seemed. Jack [...]
The Psychology of Cyber: The Subtle Sabotage of Blame in Cybersecurity and Online Safety We All Do It, We All Blame Someone for Something Sometimes it is justified, sometimes there is cause, and it is very hard to remove it from your vocabulary – but it is always destructive. We recently heard a cybersecurity training [...]
Technology has made online 'sweetheart scams' easier than ever In the past year, Union County Deputy Sheriff Rich Crabtree has noticed an uptick in the number of people who have been conned in a romance scam. But what worries him even more than the increase is the use of one particular method by scammers: obituaries. [...]
‘It Was A Gut Punch’: Inside The Cruel World Of Online Romance Scams In 2019, lonely and lovesick Americans were swindled out of nearly half a billion dollars by scammers set on taking advantage of their vulnerability. A decade ago, Debby Montgomery Johnson was suffering the ultimate heartbreak. Her husband of nearly 27 years had [...]
Surviving a Romance Scam with Debby Montgomery Johnson “If I could help just one person either not get involved in this or recover from it, then that was worth the 2 years and the million dollars.” - Debby Montgomery Johnson Many are resigned to stay silent about the pain of being scammed, but today’s guest [...]
Fraud Busting: Cutting Off Al-Qaeda Funding with Tim McGuinness Video Link: https://youtu.be/HhmOTtlD7fY?si=yv8DDw3nFiJiVdgU Tim McGuinness visits Fraud Busting. He’s the expert on socially engineered cyber enabled crimes and fights fraud every day. We’ll learn how in the ‘80’s he helped introduce legislation that he now considers the root of all evil online. And he’ll fill us [...]
