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Oct- 2026 -2 OctoberSCAM
71-Year-Old Woman Loses Nearly HK$2.9 Million in Online Romance Scam
A 71-year-old retired woman in Hong Kong lost nearly HK$2.9 million after becoming involved in an online romance scam in which a man she met on Facebook allegedly persuaded her…
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2 OctoberSCAM
Italian Woman Flies to India After Alleged Instagram Romance Scam, Man Arrested in Gurugram
A 50-year-old Italian jewellery designer travelled to India after alleging that a man she met on Instagram deceived her with a promise of marriage and persuaded her to send him…
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Sep- 2026 -24 SeptemberSCAM
Man recovers $135,000 after being victim of crypto scam
A 78-year-old Barrie man lost $200,000 in an online cryptocurrency investment scam. According to police, the scam began in February of last year, when the victim started talking to someone…
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24 SeptemberSCAM
Ronald Spektor Sentenced to Up to 12 Years in Prison After Nearly $16 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for his role in a phishing and social engineering scheme that stole nearly $16 million from approximately…
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15 SeptemberSCAM
AI-Powered Dating App Network Used More Than 4,700 Fake Personas to Target 25,000 People
Anthropic has disclosed a large-scale dating scam operation in which a China-based app studio used artificial intelligence to build and operate more than 20 dating apps, creating thousands of AI-generated…
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12 SeptemberSCAM
12 Koreans arrested in Thailand over alleged voice phishing operation
Thai police arrested twelve South Korean nationals this week on suspicion of running a scam operation, after raiding a voice-phishing call center hidden inside a luxury home in Samut Prakan…
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12 SeptemberSCAM
Miami Man Admits Leading International Crypto Theft Ring in $245 Million Case
A 22-year-old Miami man pleaded guilty Tuesday to orchestrating the theft of nearly $245 million in bitcoin from a Washington, D.C. resident, a scheme federal prosecutors count among the largest…
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12 SeptemberSCAM
Six Nigerians Linked to Black Axe Syndicate Extradited to US Over Romance Scam Allegations
CAPE TOWN — South African police handed six Nigerian nationals wanted in the United States over to FBI agents on Friday, extraditing men accused of running romance scams that defrauded…
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11 SeptemberSCAM
North Carolina Woman Spent Nearly $35,000 on Online Romance and Was Left in Debt
A 74-year-old woman from Moore County, North Carolina, says an online relationship left her nearly $35,000 in debt after she spent her children's inheritance on communication with a man she…
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9 SeptemberSCAM
British Retiree, 68, Left Homeless After Romance Scam Drains His Pension and Savings
A 68-year-old British retiree has been left homeless and without his savings after falling victim to an online romance scam in Thailand. Simon Charles Hill, a former United Nations flight…
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7 SeptemberSCAM
Ukraine Police Shut Down Crypto Scam Targeting Victims in 20+ Countries
Ukrainian law enforcement has shut down a network of fake cryptocurrency investment platforms that investigators say were used to steal digital assets from people in more than 20 countries.
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5 SeptemberSCAM
Cyprus Man Loses €77,600 in Fake Crypto Investment and Recovery Scam
A 61-year-old man from Paphos, Cyprus has lost more than €77,600 after falling victim to two separate cryptocurrency frauds — first a fake investment scheme, and later a so-called recovery…
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4 SeptemberSCAM
Man charged after $1M romance fraud involving multiple women: Durham police
A dog-training business and a local gym were among the places where Salvatore Malandrino allegedly met women later drawn into a romance fraud scheme worth more than $1 million, Durham…
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3 SeptemberSCAM
Maryland Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for $400,000 Dating-App Scam
Janey Sears, 72, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding a Montgomery County man she met on a dating app of more than $400,000. A jury found…
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3 SeptemberSCAM
Man Posing as San Francisco 49er Charged with Defrauding Over Two Dozen Women Out of More than $1.3 Million
Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, have been charged by criminal complaint in…
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3 SeptemberSCAM
Michael Loses $180,000 in Deepfake Romance Scam
Michael, a 73-year-old retired psychologist, believed he had found a soulmate in Melanie, a softly spoken nurse from South Africa. Over a year, the two exchanged messages, emails and phone…
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3 SeptemberSCAM
Taipei Indicts 57 in AI Voice-Cloning Romance Scam That Defrauded 20,000 Victims
TAIPEI, Sept. 2 (CNA) — Taipei prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 57 people accused of running a sophisticated romance scam that allegedly used voice-cloning technology to defraud more than 20,000 people…
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Aug- 2026 -31 AugustSCAM
Nigerian National Sentenced to 95 Months in Prison for Laundering $3.1 Million in Scam Proceeds
Oluwasegun Baiyewu, 40, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 95 months in prison for leading a conspiracy that laundered more than $3.1 million from business email compromise, romance, and unemployment…
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7 AugustREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
jordan / Phnom Penh / Cambodia
jordan, age 58, was active on a dating app. The real location is Phnom Penh / Cambodia.
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4 AugustCRYPTO
Hong Kong Insurance Professional Loses More Than HK$26 Million in Online Romance Investment Scam
A Hong Kong insurance professional lost more than HK$26 million after an online boyfriend introduced her to a purported investment expert, police said.
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4 AugustSCAM
Nana Takyiwa Adonu Sentenced in $1.6M Romance Scam
Nana Takyiwa Adonu was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering more than $1.6 million received from romance scam victims.
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1 AugustSCAM
Derrick Van Yeboah Sentenced in $10M Romance Scam Case
Derrick Van Yeboah received 85 months in prison for romance scams that stole more than $10 million from victims across the United States.
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Jul- 2026 -31 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Stylist Hazel R. / California, Los Angeles / United States
Stylist Hazel R., age 31, was reported from a dating app. Photo stolen from Sarah Vandella. The Location shows as California, Los Angeles / United States (via VPN).
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31 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Susan / California, Alviso / United States
Susan, age 30, was reported from a dating app. About Me: I'm a nice and good looking girl with all the qualities a man need from a woman. The Location…
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31 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Mary Martin / Illinois, Chicago / United States
Mary Martin, age 36, was reported from a dating app. The Location shows as Illinois, Chicago / United States (via VPN).
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19 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Jason Stone / Kwara, Ilorin / Nigeria
Jason Stone, age 22, was active on a dating app. The real location is Kwara, Ilorin / Nigeria.
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19 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Jou Kkk / Kyiv / Ukraine
Jou Kkk, age 19, was reported from a dating app. The Location shows as Kyiv / Ukraine (via VPN).
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15 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Reem Salma / Belgrade / Serbia
Reem Salma, age 30, was reported from a dating app. The Location shows as Belgrade / Serbia (via VPN).
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14 JulySCAM
Perth Grandfather Loses $300,000 and His Home in Devastating Three-Year Romance Scam
An 80-year-old grandfather from Perth has lost approximately $300,000 and his home after falling victim to a romance scam that lasted for three years.
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12 JulySCAM
Ghanaian influencer Abu Trica extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans
A Ghanaian influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded…
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5 JulyFAKE PROFILES
Trevor Azzopardi fake account, photo stolen from Gustavo Correa
I want to report a romance scammer using photos of Brazilian businessman Gustavo Correa (whose brother Alejandro Correa is also cloned by scammers). We matched on Tinder, where he went…
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3 JulySCAM
AI romance scam impersonating Dubai prince ensnares victims
Maria met the scammer impersonating Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed, also known by his pen name Fazza, on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app where he…
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2 JulyREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Hanna Vargar / Budapest / Hungary
Hanna Vargar, age 32, was reported from a dating app. Photo stolen from Maitland Ward Baxter. The Location shows as Budapest / Hungary (via VPN)? real location Nigeria.
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Jun- 2026 -26 JuneREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Joseeane / Hessen, Frankfurt am Main / Germany
Joseeane, age 68, was reported from a dating app. The Location shows as Hessen, Frankfurt am Main / Germany (via VPN), real location Benin.
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26 JuneSCAM
German court jails 12 members of Nigerian ‘love scam’ network
The scammers used fake identities, for example posing as a U.S. soldier stationed in the Middle East, to approach victims on social media or dating apps and dupe them into…
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25 JuneREPORTED FAKE PROFILES
Jihoon / Texas, Dallas / United States
Jihoon, age 30, was active on a dating app. I am an honest and trustworthy man, and I am looking for a serious relationship that can last forever. The Location…