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The Lies Romance Scammers Tell

The Lies Romance Scammers Tell

They're not little white lies. The lies that romance scammers tell their victims are big, ugly and expensive. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that in 2022 alone, 70,000 consumers lost $1.3 billion to romance scammers. The FTC extracted those estimates from their new data spotlight, which

Catfishing Can Hook You If You're Not Careful

Catfishing Can Hook You If You're Not Careful

Catfishing used to be something people did on their day off. It usually involved a lake or river, a cane pole and some worms. Now it’s an online deception in which someone who claims to be a beautiful rainbow trout turns out to be an ugly, slimy old catfish.