Scams types

Love, trust, and dedication are intended to form the foundation of marriage. Sadly, not everyone walks into marriage with sincere goals. Some view marriage as a means of exploitation of others. They can want immigration perks, money, or a means of controlling and dictating to their partner. A major problem with marriage fraud can be […]

One of the most important needs of any person is a strong loving relationship with another person. And often, in the desire to have it, a person becomes especially vulnerable. Trying to find a new relationship, many turn to the online dating sphere. And here, they often become victims of romance scams. The number of […]

“The end justifies the means” is a catchphrase often attributed to the Italian writer and politician Niccolo Machiavelli. The goal of Ukrainians is to survive and win the war that Russia and Vladimir Putin personally have unleashed against them. Sometimes, the means to that cause are fraudulent. One such method is scamming unsuspecting Russians through […]

Online dating has grown to be one of the easiest ways to get a date or find a soulmate. But it has also grown to have its share of risks, especially from love scammers. Ukraine and Russia have gained notoriety for being spots in online dating scams. Many men, especially from Western countries, who want […]

Have you ever thought that a nice guy or girl you met on a dating site could use your data for financial fraud? No? I’m afraid you are at risk. Romance scams have become very prevalent today. Unfortunately, romance scams do not only lead to heartbreak but they further deteriorate into severe financial and legal […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]