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2. FBI warns of online romance scams: "These are experts" - AOL

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   The FBI says romance scams account for the largest online financial crime losses. ... In 2016, about 15 percent of American adults said they had used an online dating website or app.

3. Romance scams on the rise as Americans look to dating apps ...

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   Almost 70,000 people fell victim to romance scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Experts told Fox News Digital how those dating online can protect themselves.

4. Victims of online dating scams speak out on what they’ve ...

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   They say love is blind. And now scammers are banking on it. Romance scams — a type of con in which online fraudsters lead a person on with talk of romance (typically in the form of manipulative ...

5. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.

6. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ... - AOL

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   The FBI says in 2022 more than 19,000 people across the United States fell victims to these scams and were duped out of more than $700M. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ...

7. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   A scam centre in Shwe Kokko, Myanmar, where perpetrators of pig-butchering scams are held against their will. Pig-butchering scams originated in 2016 or earlier as a regional scam in China, originally finding their victims on same-sex dating sites before expanding to opposite-sex dating sites as well. The term "pig butchering" arises from an ...

8. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps. • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links.

9. Dating apps helped me find love. Now they've turned into a ...

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   After years of stagnation, the dating-app market went into a frenzy of growth, and by 2013, online dating was the most common way for straight couples to meet. It wasn't just popular; it was cool.