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Alessandro Cinquini, a handsome 30-year-old cruise ship employee, has become the victim of the very global imposters who use his social media photographs in romance schemes across the globe. ....
According to the Federal Trade Commission, 70,000 people reported losing a record $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022. Now new resources are available for victims. ....
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spike in crimes, including those targeting people searching for love online. The Federal Trade Commission said romance scams now top the list of schemes, and the elaborate cons are costing victims thousands of dollars. Looking for love can leave people vulnerable, but it is not only the nave who fall victim. Many unsuspecting and savvy online daters get pulled in including a woman using the name Angela, who contacted the Action News Investigative Team when she was still in contact with a man by the name of James Earl Thompson. ....
Scam, one of the largest cases of its kind, they say, in u.s. history. prosecutors charging 80 people with money laundering, fraud and identity theft. they re accused of stealing $10 million through various email scams. these scams, as we ve all righted before, often target the most vulnerable, seniors and small businesses. and matt gutman in l.a. tonight where the case broke wide open. matt? reporter: this was a massive bust, david. now, an fbi source telling me this was an incredibly sophisticated ring. thors say they targeted big corporations and then posed as personnel or vendors. then they requested payment, and because they looked so real, companies sent them millions. there were also romance schemes, some victims believing they were corresponding with military service members overseas. the defendants in this case are charged with money laundering and fraud and if convicted, they could face dozens of years behind bars. ....
There s plenty of dangers in alaska. grizzly bears, avalanches and now you can add online dating to the list. a new report ranking states where you re most at risk for catfishing and yep, alaska was the top. of course, catfishing is where the person you re chatting with on a dating app or website is pretending to be somebody else using a fake photo of a good looking person or claiming they re a woman when they re a guy. the fox business network s deidra bolton reporting live with more. data from the fbi internet crime report ranked the cat fish crimes state by state. you mentioned it. alaska right at the top of the list. the better business bureau has reported that online romance schemes cost $1 billion over three years. many people say listen, this is a low-ball estimate since a lot of people don t file complaints ....