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

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   Just in time for Valentine's Day, the FBI is warning of online dating scams. The bureau received more than 15,000 reports linked to romance scams last year with more than half of those complaints ...

3. 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 ...

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

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   Other forms of payment include gift cards — the most commonly used pay-off method in romance scams, the FTC notes, used by about one in four people and accounting for $36 million in losses last ...

5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Particular scams are mainly directed toward elderly people, as they may be gullible and sometimes inexperienced or insecure, especially when the scam involves modern technology such as computers and the internet. This list should not be considered complete but covers the most common examples.

6. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   According to their results, sensitive and less emotionally intelligent people are more likely to be vulnerable to online dating scams. [20] [21] [better source needed] [non-primary source needed] Some people are serial victims: even after one scam is uncovered, they are still susceptible and will fall for another scammer with a different story. [8]

7. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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   The computer security company McAfee reports that, at the beginning of September 2006, over 33% of phishing scam emails being reported to McAfee were using Fifth Third Bank's brand. [8] Romance scam: Usually this scam begins at an online dating site, and is quickly moved to personal email, online chat room, or social media site. Under this form ...

8. 50 “Massive” Scams That “Everyone Buys Into”, According To ...

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   The post 50 “Massive” Scams That “Everyone Buys Into”, According To These Internet Users first appeared on Bored Panda. No matter how you spin things, potential scams are everywhere. That ...

9. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.