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fraudulent activity in online dating, romance scammers Scamming the Elderly: How Romantic Con Artists Target Seniors for Financial Gain

Of late, romantic scams have been among the foremost means of duping people, particularly senior citizens. In this scam, the fraudster plays in romantic relationship with his victim for vested interests in manipulation and thievery of money. A lot of elderly people have been falling into that trap through which romance scammer takes advantage of […]

How to Make Online Dating Sites Safe and Protect Clients from AI-Based Romance Scams

With AI scams on the rise, these schemes leverage sophisticated artificial intelligence to create believable fake profiles and exploit victims emotionally and financially. The number of dating platforms continues to grow and the question arises – how to protect the user from romance scams using AI? In our topic, we will try to detail the […]

How Russian Dating Scams Are Used to Extract Sensitive Information

Love scams, also known as romance scams, are a type of fraud where scammers pretend to be interested in a lovey-dovey relationship with the victim. The scamming artist builds typically trust and then exploits that trust to obtain money or sensitive information. This article reviews how these scams are used to extract sensitive information, especially […]

How Russian Scammers Could Blackmail U.S. Politicians and Government Employees

The digital era brings unprecedented convenience but equally significant risks, especially in cyber security and personal data protection. Now, with simmering geopolitical tension, actors like Russian scammers have mastered the art of cyber espionage and social manipulation, creating formidable risks to U.S. government personnel. This paper demonstrates how scammers use this and several other manipulative […]

LoveGPT: Romance Scammers Harness the Power of AI in Dating App Deception

Can you fall in love with an AI, do you think? When the melodrama “Her” with Joaquin Phoenix about a writer who fell in love with an operating system named Samantha was released in 2013, it seemed like a fantasy that would never become reality. However, today it has become our present. True, unlike the […]

Navigating AnastasiaDate: Verifying AnastasiaDate Profiles with Scam Databases

In today’s digital age, online dating offers endless opportunities to connect with others, regardless of geographical boundaries. However, alongside the convenience and accessibility of platforms like AnastasiaDate comes the inherent risk of encountering scams and fraudulent activities on dating sites. This comprehensive guide aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate AnastasiaDate […]

Scams involving Russian women in France

Most Russian women in France who have been abroad or met foreign guests in their city have attracted their appreciative glances. Websites designed to find foreign wives are full of Russian women. They know that Western men appreciate their education, femininity, and attractive appearance. Men, in turn, have seen from the example of others (a […]

Scamming Belarusian Women

It seems that the rise of social media and the emergence of dating apps should have completely overshadowed matrimonial agencies. However, these agencies are still in demand. Despite the events shaking the world, people continue to create families, and acquaintances through matrimonial agencies are precisely with those who seek to build a family, including outside […]

Romantic Scams on Skype

Skype is a very popular communication tool, allowing users to exchange messages, voice, and video calls for free. However, it’s also a convenient platform for fraudsters who seek victims and implement scams, particularly romance scams. Romance scams on Skype are not limited to a single method, but below, you will find three of the most […]

Scams by African Women

In today’s world, marriage between a man from a Western country and an African woman is not an exceptional thing. People travel a lot and find love in sometimes unexpected places. And we wish happiness to these couples. Scams by African Women However, we find it necessary to warn you about possible scams by African […]