Internet dating hoaxes

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Identity theft and fraud protection for your finances, personal info, and devices. You deserve to find companionship safely — online and in-person. Online dating scams — also known as romance scams — are imposter scams in which criminals use dating sites, apps, or social media to trick you into giving them money or sensitive information such as your account passwords or Social Security number SSN. Most romance scams follow a similar pattern to other types of online scams. Of all the scams that use social engineering , online dating fraud can be the most devastating. The victim is not only left in potential financial ruin and at risk of identity theft — but also heartbroken and deflated. The pandemic has led to an increase in online dating scams as more people look to build connections on sites and apps. The term originated from a film and subsequent MTV reality show called Catfish, based on people who built online relationships but never met in person.

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Millions of people around the world use online dating sites and apps. And there are many success stories of people finding love and companionship online. But as well as the successes, there are also online dating scams — and these are on the rise. Online dating scams — also known as romance scams or romance fraud — take place when someone believes they have made a connection or match through an online dating site or app — but the person they are talking to is, in fact, a scammer using a fake profile. The scammer manipulates or grooms the other person to gain their trust over time — ultimately so they can either ask them for money or obtain enough personal information about them to steal their identity. This type of crime is on the rise.

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Online Dating Scams

Activity on dating apps and websites increases leading up to Valentine's Day, and so does your risk of being scammed, according to new research. Increasingly, scammers are using high-tech tools like bots and artificial intelligence to trick victims into sending them money. A bot is software that operates on the internet and is designed to perform automated tasks faster than humans ever could. Scammers deploy bots to register new accounts and phony dating profiles at a massive scale.

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