City-state residents who spend a lot of time online and are naturally compliant with authority are especially vulnerable.

New scam tactic includes image of fake Facebook employee ID, as FTC reveals consumers lost $470 million to text message scams last year. Stephanie Haney VERIFIES.

A woman has lost £15,000 (€17,700) after falling victim to a scammer she encountered on a dating platform, reports Breaking ...

Facebook users are warned to be careful of imposters luring women under false pretences, promising them employment.

SAPS warns of a fake Jeff Rals Facebook account allegedly used to lure women, resulting in a woman’s kidnapping and repeated ...

Scammers have set up shop on Facebook. Here's how to avoid falling victim to some common Facebook Marketplace scams.

Every day, for eight months, I deceived people”; Americans alone lost $12.5 billion last year to these sophisticated online ...

Tech giant whose digital properties include popular social networks Facebook and Instagram is under scrutiny over its role in ...

The page has reviews warning it was a scam dating back to August last year. Facebook refused to review or remove the page. Credit: Facebook In three instances, Facebook replied that it was unable ...

These scams make it difficult to distinguish between real connections ... Among dating apps, Tinder is the most popular with 61% of users, followed by Facebook Dating, Bumble and Match. Maggie K, a 25 ...

followed by Facebook Dating (36%), Bumble (33%), and Match (23%). As more people search for love online, the risk of scams rises, with scammers using fake profiles and AI-driven deceptions to ...

One devastating case involved a widow who lost $30,000 i to a scammer she met on Facebook Dating over an eight-month period. The emotional manipulation scammers employ makes it easier to convince ...