Romance fraud
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:51 am
Every day, thousands of people are scammed with the promise of finding their soul mate. Initially originating in the United States and Spain, they have since spread throughout the world.
The modus operandi is based on making a person fall in love with them through the Internet, mostly through the misuse of social networks , creating fake profiles with images and videos dedicated to deceiving, therefore, the victim never gets to know the scammer.
In the best case scenario, the injured party will only lose money and will only have a disappointing experience. In the worst case scenario, their physical safety and that of their loved ones will be at risk.
How to avoid it?
Check if it is a recognized and legal dating website;
Ask the person to activate their “location” feature and send a moving image of their current location from WhatsApp.
3. Frauds in online purchases
Given the constant evolution of Industry 4.0 , slovenia mobile database sales have increased exponentially through the creation of virtual stores .
So much so that any company that does not have an online business will have many difficulties in being successful and will be uncompetitive compared to its competitors.
For this reason, scammers have turned to committing Internet fraud in online stores, taking advantage of the success of marketing and advertising as their direct tool.
The way this type of fraud works is precisely to offer products online at much lower prices than market references, from a digital store.
How to avoid it?
Before making purchases online, research the domain beforehand to avoid risks;
Only make purchases on well-known websites and from sellers with a good reputation , never from someone with negative reviews!
check the comments of other purchases;
ask lots of questions about the product and the seller.
The modus operandi is based on making a person fall in love with them through the Internet, mostly through the misuse of social networks , creating fake profiles with images and videos dedicated to deceiving, therefore, the victim never gets to know the scammer.
In the best case scenario, the injured party will only lose money and will only have a disappointing experience. In the worst case scenario, their physical safety and that of their loved ones will be at risk.
How to avoid it?
Check if it is a recognized and legal dating website;
Ask the person to activate their “location” feature and send a moving image of their current location from WhatsApp.
3. Frauds in online purchases
Given the constant evolution of Industry 4.0 , slovenia mobile database sales have increased exponentially through the creation of virtual stores .
So much so that any company that does not have an online business will have many difficulties in being successful and will be uncompetitive compared to its competitors.
For this reason, scammers have turned to committing Internet fraud in online stores, taking advantage of the success of marketing and advertising as their direct tool.
The way this type of fraud works is precisely to offer products online at much lower prices than market references, from a digital store.
How to avoid it?
Before making purchases online, research the domain beforehand to avoid risks;
Only make purchases on well-known websites and from sellers with a good reputation , never from someone with negative reviews!
check the comments of other purchases;
ask lots of questions about the product and the seller.