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www.independent.co.uk
4 months ago
UK news

Widow, 83, conned out of 20,000 by online Scrabble romance scammer

An 83-year-old woman was scammed out of £20,000 by a fraudster she met while playing Scrabble online.
The scammer posed as a 60-year-old American widower and built a connection with the victim before asking for money for various reasons. [ more ]
WSJ
7 months ago
Digital life

Teen Boys Are Falling for a Snapchat Nude-Photo Scam. Here's How to Avoid It.

Scammers are using an online nude-photo scam to target teen boys.
The scammers befriend boys online, share nude photos, and then demand money or threaten to share the boys' photos with the public.
This scam is causing emotional trauma to the victims. [ more ]
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