Guarding Hearts Online: Researchers map romance-scam playbook and defenses
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New research, including a case study of the Daejon Love scheme, outlines the five-stage playbook used in online romance scams—baiting, grooming, creating crises, potential blackmail, and eventual exposure—while comparing global patterns (e.g., China’s Sha Zhu Pan) and proposing defenses like warning messages in dating apps and advanced image-forensics; the FBI’s guidance urges caution—don’t share money or private info, verify identities, perform reverse-image searches, confide in friends, and seek help if victimized—highlighting that U.S. losses from romance scams topped $1.3 billion with tens of thousands of victims in 2022.
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