According to Abc.net.au WA police major fraud squad operation began late last year and has since discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sent from the Gascoyne. More than $1 million has been sent offshore from Geraldton alone in recent months. Read Article
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According to Cbc.ca, Canadians lost millions of dollars last year through online dating scams, and Quebecers were no exception. Daniel Williams, a supervisor with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, said more than 140 Quebecers have reported online dating fraud since Jan. 1, 2013. Read Article
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Borneobulletin.com reported that Thai police have arrested three Nigerian men and a Thai woman on charges of luring women into romantic relationships via Facebook and other social-networking websites and swindling them, news reports said Wednesday. Read Article
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According to Kpax.com a phenomenon called “catfishing,” pretending to be someone else on social media to lure a romantic prospect or even money, has been in the national spotlight this week after a college football player was possibly victim of a hoax.Reporter Cristy Aranguiz talked to a local man who became the victim of a [...]
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More than 5,500 romance scams were reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2011, costing victims more than $50 million. On average, that was 15 complaints a day with reported losses of $138,000 per day.Read Article
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Police in Chicago are warning people about a “sweetheart scam”, where younger women try to bilk older men for thousands of dollars by pretending to be their girlfriends. Read Article
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Dear Annie: My neighbor “Linda” has been single and lonely for years. A few months ago, she told me that she was communicating with a man she met on a personals website. Read Article
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A Galesburg woman has been arrested for allegedly defrauding at least 23 individuals across the country of at least $20,000 using Facebook and dating sites. Read Article
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Imagine fighting for your country in a war zone. It’s lonely and dangerous and your computer is your only link to the outside world. The KING 5 Investigators have found that computer lifeline makes U.S. troops vulnerable to online scammers. We go inside a scam that targets military service members and find an Internet romance [...]
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