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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual, costing him Rs 11 lakh.
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Hong Kong Busts Deepfake Scam, $46 Million Stolen In Romance Fraud
The group, targeting men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India, used AI-powered deepfakes to run a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform.
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Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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How A 75-Year-Old US Man Lost His Life's Savings To Online Romance Scam
A 75-year-old professional from the Midwest fell victim to an online scam after connecting with a woman on LinkedIn.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Australian Grandma Says 'Tricked' Into Carrying Meth To Malaysia, Gets Death Sentence
An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Thursday sentenced to death after an earlier acquittal was overturned, her lawyer said.
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'Romance Fraud' Warning From UK Police After $2.4 Million Scam
London's Metropolitan Police today warned singletons to beware of online dating scams after two men were convicted of duping a woman out of £1.6 million (2.3 million euros, $2.4 million).
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US Man, Seeking Affair, Loses Rs 12 Crore In Romance Scam: "She Was Very Beautiful"
The scam depleted his retirement and life savings by $1.4 million, with four cryptocurrency transactions made over six weeks.
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Woman Loses Rs 6 Lakh To Scammer Posing As Astronaut Stuck In Space Without Oxygen
The woman, who lives alone, had developed feelings for the man through the online exchanges and ended up sending the money.
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'Need To Buy Oxygen In Space': Fake Astronaut Scams Japan Woman Of $6,700
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.
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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In Bizarre "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam
In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual, costing him Rs 11 lakh.
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Hong Kong Busts Deepfake Scam, $46 Million Stolen In Romance Fraud
The group, targeting men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India, used AI-powered deepfakes to run a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform.
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Chinese Woman Scammed Of Rs 11 Lakh, Falls For Scammer And Aids In Crime
A 40-year-old Chinese woman, Hu, fell victim to a romance scam, losing Rs 11 lakh (US$14,000) to a man named Chen, whom she met online.
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How A 75-Year-Old US Man Lost His Life's Savings To Online Romance Scam
A 75-year-old professional from the Midwest fell victim to an online scam after connecting with a woman on LinkedIn.
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How Indian Woman In US Lost Life Savings To Scammer She Met On Hinge
The "wine trader" wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts. Then he went for the kill, defrauding the Philadelphia-based tech professional out of $450,000 in a cryptocurrency romance scam.
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Australian Grandma Says 'Tricked' Into Carrying Meth To Malaysia, Gets Death Sentence
An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Thursday sentenced to death after an earlier acquittal was overturned, her lawyer said.
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'Romance Fraud' Warning From UK Police After $2.4 Million Scam
London's Metropolitan Police today warned singletons to beware of online dating scams after two men were convicted of duping a woman out of £1.6 million (2.3 million euros, $2.4 million).
