Valentine's fakes cost Americans $133 million
(7 years ago)Americans in search of online love lost $133 million in online fraud in 2018, according to a Federal Trade Commission report given to the paper”New York Times” The most affected are those of the 40-69-year-old group, but also over 70, and fewer of the new age groups. Deceptions, mainly [...]
Americans in search of online love lost $133 million in online fraud in 2018, according to a Federal Trade Commission report given to the paper”New York Times”
The most affected are those of the 40-69-year-old group, but also over 70, and fewer of the new age groups.
Deceptions, mainly the demand for money, are conducted on online dating pages but also on social media.
Deceiters often use false or stolen identities to attract victims in a process known as”cating” (” fishery”) and follow them for long periods of time, trying to build a relationship of faith.
Fenomen has almost tripled in recent years: In 2015 alone, Americans actually suffered $33 million in so - called romantic fraud, goes to Atsh.
Total number of fraudulent sites discovered and blocked by company In the first half of February 2019 (Days before February 14th), it has increased by more than two million to 2018 to over 4.3 million this year.
According to statistics, the most affected countries were Brazil, Portugal, Venezuela, Greece and Spain.