Category: romance scam
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Nigerian romance scammer jailed after being caught out by fellow fraudster
Nigerian romance scammer jailed after being caught out by fellow fraudster A Nigerian fraudster spent years posing as a woman online, romancing unsuspecting American men out of their savings – until he accidentally tried the same trick on a fellow scammer, who told him to “learn how to do a clean job.” The recovered chat…
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Fake Dubai Crown Prince tracked to Nigerian mansion after $2.5M romance scam
Fake Dubai Crown Prince tracked to Nigerian mansion after $2.5M romance scam When a Romanian businesswoman fell for a fake Dubai Crown Prince in a $2.5 million romance scam, investigators tracked the fraudster to his Nigerian mansion – only to discover he was masquerading as a campaigning philanthropist. Read more in my article on the…
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Smashing Security podcast #449: How to scam someone in seven days
Smashing Security podcast #449: How to scam someone in seven days Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology… and Taurus is their secret weapon. In episode 449 of “Smashing Security”, we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook – complete with scripts, personality “types”, corporate jargon, and a seven-day plan to get victims from hello…
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From fake lovers to sextortionists: 260 scammers arrested in Africa
From fake lovers to sextortionists: 260 scammers arrested in Africa INTERPOL has announced the arrest of 260 alleged romance scammers, sextortionists, and online fraudsters as part of a multi-national operation across Africa. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley
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Smashing Security podcast #427: When 2G attacks, and a romantic road trip goes wrong
Smashing Security podcast #427: When 2G attacks, and a romantic road trip goes wrong Graham warns why it is high time we said goodbye to 2G – the outdated mobile network being exploited by cybercriminals with suitcase-sized SMS blasters. From New Zealand to London, scammers are driving around cities like dodgy Uber drivers, spewing phishing…