Posted by SaferDates on January 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Harriet Ryan
The police sought a person who claimed to be Bree Condon and who had bilked thousands out of men in an online scam. They were surprised to meet Justin Brown.
Postings over the last two years on the website Who’s Dated Who hint at the number of men who may have been scammed. After [...]
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Posted by SaferDates on November 8, 2009 · 1 Comment
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This week, we will follow up on last weeks column by looking at some of the scams associated with Internet dating Web sites. While online dating can be fun and rewarding, it also can be crazy and dangerous. Let the online dater beware.
In particular, beware of any messages that read even remotely like the following: [...]
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Posted by SaferDates on June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By Alissa Atkinson
Internet scams have been around for years, but the Federal Trade Commission’s recent crackdown on robocallers pushing car warrantees has put a spotlight on the thousands of tactics used by scammers to bilk Americans out of millions.
So why are they so successful?
One of the keys to scammers’ success is a [...]
