Scams
Grandma Thought She Was Texting Robert De Niro. Her Granddaughter Knew It Was a Scam: ‚I Couldn’t Stop Laughing‘
Crime News
Mai 2, 2024
Grandma Thought She Was Texting Robert De Niro. Her Granddaughter Knew It Was a Scam: ‚I Couldn’t Stop Laughing‘
Gina Morgan, 76, chatted on Facebook with a fake Robert De Niro selling VIP fan cards. Her granddaughter Shannon Rich stopped the con before any money moved.
FTC Romance-Scam Losses Hit $1.3 Billion Across Five Years Then Social Media Made the Problem Worse
Crime News
Februar 20, 2022
FTC Romance-Scam Losses Hit $1.3 Billion Across Five Years Then Social Media Made the Problem Worse
The FTC said romance-scam losses reached $547 million in 2021 and $1.3 billion across five years. In 2025 Americans reported $2.1 billion lost to social-media scams, and romance remained among…