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🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Dating app fraudster posed as seriously ill woman to con man out of £10k

A man named Adam Mowle defrauded a victim of £9,000 by posing as a seriously ill woman on a dating app, with intentions of starting a romantic relationship.

Mar 18 • 15:20 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
World

21st Century Slavery: What's Happening in the Internet Love Scammers' 'Villages' in Asia

The article discusses how internet love scams often involve victims of human trafficking who are forced to perpetrate fraud from heavily guarded scam centers in Asia.

Mar 14 • 22:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Facebook dating site romance fraudster conned lonely men out of £8,000

Leonnie Robson, a 35-year-old from Great Yarmouth, defrauded vulnerable men out of more than £8,000 through a series of fake romantic relationships on Facebook and other dating sites.

Mar 14 • 12:14 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Deceived into Love, Woman Escapes with Jewels from a Man Who Thought She was Single

In Jamshedpur, India, a woman allegedly deceived a man into a romantic relationship before robbing him of valuables under the pretense of marriage.

Mar 12 • 12:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Influencer Felipe Heystee has an arrest warrant issued after being accused of 'love scam'

Brazilian influencer Felipe Heystee faces an arrest warrant after being accused of committing fraud through a fake romantic relationship.

Mar 11 • 00:12 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Arta: The Greek Police Traces 'Romantic Fraud'.

Greek police in Arta have formed a case file for ongoing fraud through the method known as 'romantic fraud' or 'pig butchering'.

Feb 28 • 12:21 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

This type of fraud is not the most common, but it hits hardest - both in the wallet and in self-esteem

Romantic scams are increasing in Lithuania, with over 328 cases reported in 2025, leading to significant financial and emotional losses for victims.

Feb 12 • 12:19 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Romantic scammers target seniors: shower them with attention and leave them without savings

Romantic scams aimed at older individuals continue to be a frequent issue in Lithuania, reflecting their vulnerability and trust in personal connections.

Feb 10 • 10:55 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

AI deepfake romance scam steals woman's home and life savings

A woman was scammed out of over $81,000 and her home by an AI deepfake impersonating a famous actor in what she believed was a romantic relationship.

Feb 6 • 13:31 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Years of Imprisonment for Fraudster – How a Victim Was Deceived Out of 165,000 Euros

A 35-year-old man from Hamburg has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for defrauding a woman out of 165,000 euros by pretending to be in a romantic relationship with her.

Feb 2 • 14:14 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The scam that appeals to the most universal feeling

A woman in a southern Spanish village fell victim to a 'love scam' where a fraudster pretends to establish a romantic relationship through social media to eventually extort money under the guise of an emergency.

Feb 2 • 10:48 UTC

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