Feb 11, 2025 · MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -Love is in the air, or is that something else? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched the “Dating or Defrauding” awareness campaign. The multi-agency...

Feb 12, 2025 · Ahead of Valentine’s Day and as part of our global anti-scam awareness campaign to protect people online, w e’re sharing relevant product tools on Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram, new research into romance scams across the internet and updates on our enforcements against scammers masquerading as military personnel and others.

How to Avoid Romance Scams This Valentine’s Day Ahead of Valentine’s Day and as part of our global anti-scam awareness campaign to protect people online, we’re sharing relevant tools, research and tips.

The focus of the Society is online scams and cybercrime victims, primarily on Relationship Scams (also known as Romance, Dating, Love, or Sweetheart Scams), but also on related scam attacks directed at individuals in their personal life and at business including Phishing and BEC Scams.

Feb 10, 2025 · During the campaign, participating organizations will use the #DatingOrDefrauding hashtag and direct users to helpful resources. ... Relationship investment scams are a recent type of romance fraud, causing reported losses to the FBI of nearly $4 billion in 2023. Called pig butchering by the perpetrators, criminals use dating apps, social media ...

Feb 26, 2025 · In support of the multiagency #DatingOrDefrauding Campaign, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant regarding suspicious activity that may be indicative of relationship investment scams.. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission launched the #DatingOrDefrauding national awareness effort to ...

Jan 22, 2025 · MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) launched its #UnmatchPH campaign to combat love scams. UnmatchPH is an awareness campaign that aims to fight online schemes that victimize those looking for romantic partners. READ: Avoid these love scams before the Month of Hearts.

Feb 13, 2025 · national awareness campaign to alert the public about relationship investment scams where scammers form a relationship with victims and then convince them to invest or pay them in...

Feb 19, 2025 · The unexpected take on a traditional florist transformed a cultural moment, usually centered around love, into a powerful awareness campaign, highlighting the rise of online romance scams and their devastating impact.

Feb 13, 2025 · With a few hours left for Valentine’s Day, online romance scams are once again on the rise. As part of its global anti-scam awareness campaign, Meta has issued a warning that scammers might be posing as “attractive, single and successful individuals” on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.