Valentine’s day 2019: Catfishing and dating scams cost Americans [www.vox.com]
Americans Lost $143 Million In Online Relationship Scams Last Year [www.npr.org]
Watch for heartbreaking scams this Valentine's Day [cnycentral.com]
Romance Scams Cost $123 Million in 2018 [gizmodo.com]
Romance scams rank number one on total reported losses [www.ftc.gov]
FTC: Romance Scammers Swindled $143M In 2018 [www.pymnts.com]
FTC warns 'romance scams' are on the rise - and they cost victims $143 million last year [www.dailymail.co.uk]
Lovesick singletons are the biggest target for scam artists in America [www.marketwatch.com]
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— Alanna Okun (@alanna) February 13, 2019
Happy Valentine’s Day from the FTC. https://t.co/5t1ZJQS88C
— Vox (@voxdotcom) February 13, 2019
Americans lost $143M in online relationship scams last year. This is really heartbreaking. These scammers infiltrate existing dating sites (which promise to match people with good partners) and then take advantage of people's emotions to scam them.https://t.co/b5ek1v0oWT
— Chad Loder ? (@chadloder) February 13, 2019
Online dating fraud on the rise. "In 2018, Sentinel had more than 21,000 reports about romance scams, and people reported losing a total of $143 million". https://t.co/SIC3TsffkQ#Infosec #Scam pic.twitter.com/MivNwbAZIL
— John Opdenakker (@j_opdenakker) February 13, 2019
Online dating fraud on the rise. "In 2018, Sentinel had more than 21,000 reports about romance scams, and people reported losing a total of $143 million". https://t.co/SIC3TsffkQ#Infosec #Scam pic.twitter.com/MivNwbAZIL
— John Opdenakker (@j_opdenakker) February 13, 2019
“Roses are red, violets are blue — your Valentine’s date may be scamming you.” - @MarketWatch, https://t.co/ZewTz59eTY
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 14, 2019