Scamwatch is urging tech-savvy daters to be on the lookout for romance scammers this Valentine’s Day as data shows these scams are increasingly happening through social media and dating apps. “Scammers tend to go where people are, and in the dating world that increasingly means on social media and dating apps,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia…
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Watch out Love Scammers on Valentine’s Day
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The ACCC is warning people to be careful about who they ‘friend’ online this Valentine’s Day with stats showing people are most likely to be preyed upon by dating and romance scammers on social media sites. “Social media has overtaken online dating sites as the most common way for dating and romance scammers to contact…
2017 National Consumer Fraud Week
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The Andrews Labor government is urging Victorians to accept Facebook friend requests wisely – and be alert to dating and romance scammers when using social media. Minister for Consumer Affairs Marlene Kairouz is also urging Victorians, who lost $1.8 million in 2016 to online scams, to tread carefully when forming relationships with people they don’t…