What the Tech: Don’t fall victim to romance scams
Think you’re too smart to fall for a romance scam? They are getting more sophisticated and are costing victims more than $1 billion a year.
Think you’re too smart to fall for a romance scam? They are getting more sophisticated and are costing victims more than $1 billion a year.
Every year, Americans lose nearly a billion dollars to Casanova con artists on dating apps and social media.
The FBI is warning people that romance scams are on the rise and the cyber criminals often get more active around Valentines Day.
2020 was not a good year for dating. Once the coronavirus pandemic began and people stayed in their homes 24/7, they began looking for love or companionship online. That made for a perfect storm for scammers using romance as a weapon. There’s no shortage of dating or romance websites, there are hundreds of dating or hook-up apps in the Apple…