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Victims of online romance scams lost more than $800 million in 2024

Summary by News 5 Cleveland
Valentine's Day is over, but criminals are still looking to exploit people looking for love.According to the Federal Trade Commission, losses linked to online romance scams topped $823 million in 2024.These schemes are happening on dating apps, social media and increasingly with AI chatbots.Good Morning Cleveland anchor Mike Brookbank spoke with a cybersecurity strategist about how AI is making romance scams more sophisticated."What's happening …

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Victims of online romance scams lost more than $800 million in 2024

Valentine's Day is over, but criminals are still looking to exploit people looking for love.According to the Federal Trade Commission, losses linked to online romance scams topped $823 million in 2024.These schemes are happening on dating apps, social media and increasingly with AI chatbots.Good Morning Cleveland anchor Mike Brookbank spoke with a cybersecurity strategist about how AI is making romance scams more sophisticated."What's happening …

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Indian ExpressIndian Express

In the month of love, tech companies, regulators flag ‘romance scams’: What are they?

According to social media conglomerate Meta, romance scams are a common scheme in which scammers target people in a variety of ways – malicious texts or emails, dating apps, social media posts, discussion forums and more – under romantic pretenses.

·India
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PBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour

What to know about the groups behind online romance scams and who is most at risk

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and love is in the air. More and more these days, that first spark begins with connections made on digital devices — but not all online romances are real. Scammers use texts and fake profiles to win trust and fleece billions of dollars per year from Americans. Ali Rogin speaks with investigative reporter Cezary Podkul about how these scams work and who they target.

·Washington, United States
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PBS NewsHour broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
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