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Red roses or red flags? Watch out for romance scams

Almost one-third of Americans have used an online dating site or app, and that percentage climbs with younger people, with over half of those under 30 using these services. It’s great that technology gives us tools to connect with people and even find love, but that technology also makes it easy for scammers to take […]

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Love Is Blind – Keep Your Eyes Open To Avoid Romance Scams

Ever hear Brad Paisley’s song about the short, chubby, “hero” who’s “so much cooler online”?  The internet makes it easy for people to pretend to be something they’re not.  And today’s online dating landscape has made it easy for some cyber criminals to take advantage of people looking for love. Romance scams, where someone is

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Don’t Trust, But Verify – Protect Yourself From Internet Crime

You may have heard the quote, “Trust, but verify,” (made famous by Ronald Reagan), but based on the information in the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center’s 2019 Internet Crime Report, you’d do better to verify first. According to the FBI, 2019 had both the highest number of complaints and the highest financial losses since the

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