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Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Romance fraud: warning over scam that turns victims into insurance cheats

Scammers recruit romantic partners into staged accidents or fake insurance claims to exploit victims' identities and trigger fraudulent payouts, harming victims' insurance and credit records.
fromReadWrite
2 weeks ago

Harwich $12K romance fraud case leaves victim in gambling spiral

I felt the need to gamble to try and get something back, this has led to me losing £93,000 to try and recoup the money I paid into Mowle's bank account, going into a deep state of depression and having to seek help via medication and counselling.
UK news
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Six great reads: romance fraud, pie and mash, and a road sign design genius

Algorithmic bias favors rightwing mom content; traditional businesses decline; Muslim creatives gain political influence; romance fraud causes devastating personal and financial harm.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A romance fraudster ruined my life how I survived two years with a psychopath

Tamsin met Mike in the summer of 2022. He was a mechanic in a garage that she walked past twice each day between home and work. After a while, he'd call out good morning or good evening and she'd wave and smile back. Then the exchanges got a little longer. (Hard day? Looking forward to dinner?) Six months later, Mike and Tamsin exchanged numbers. Within two years, her life was wrecked.
Law
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Video: A Times Reporter Goes Inside a Cyberscam Center in a War Zone

Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter, gained rare access to one of Myanmar's notorious cyberscam centers to see how Chinese criminals have been targeting Americans in the middle of a war zone. Holy moly. Look at these phones. The floor is just littered with SIM cards. We're in Myanmar. Only weeks after rebel fighters took control of a cyberscam center near the border with Thailand.
World news
Law
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Proceeds of 'elaborate' alleged romance fraud against woman were used to buy Cork home, High Court hears

Proceeds of an alleged romance fraud bought Thomas Humphreys' Youghal house; the Criminal Assets Bureau seeks its recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Mum of two left penniless by Tinder scammer

A woman lost her life savings to a Tinder predator's fake foreign currency investment scheme that demanded more funds and left her penniless.
Cancer
fromIndependent
4 months ago

The DJ Carey deceit: 'I pushed for answers and he knew the game was up, so he started to treat me badly and left'

DJ Carey falsely claimed to have multiple myeloma while promoting €500m Cambodia land deals and U.S. treatment trips to deceive partners.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

'You are willing to lose the money, but not the person'

Romance fraud on dating and matrimonial platforms causes victims to lose life savings and contributes to millions in UK financial losses while inflicting severe emotional harm.
Business
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Romance scam warning as fraudster cons 72k from victim

Romance scams caused more than 106 million losses in the UK in 2024/25, with average loss 11,222 and banks/platforms missed prevention opportunities.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Love Con Revenge review the followup to The Tinder Swindler is deeply anticlimactic

Cecilie Fjellhy investigates online romance scammers, gathering victim evidence and pressuring reluctant authorities to act.
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