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Deepfake Technology: The New Romance Scam Tool

Deepfake technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to produce computer-generated media, such as images or videos, that realistically imitate a real person. Although it is not real, it does look very real and it is available to anyone without a knowledge of animation or special effects. The technology works by training an artificially […]

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The Tinder Risk and Lesson Learned: Verify Everyone You Meet Online

The Tinder Swindler series is now among the popular documentaries, opening the debate over the true intentions of people in dating websites and apps. For years, Wymoo International private investigators and authorities have been putting out the alert: check and verify everyone you meet, don’t trust a profile. However, the victims of romance fraud continue […]

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Online Dating Safely in Times of Quarantine and Corona Virus

The situation with the coronavirus has certainly been unexpected. Millions of people around the world are now in quarantine due to the risk of propagation of the virus which originated in China.  This has forced us to look for new ways to work, new ways to deal with home schooling, shopping, and socializing. The internet […]

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Sending Western Union to Someone You’ve Never Met? Read this First!

Person to person money transfers should be listed as the number one red flag in any international relationship. The number of cases of online romance scams and fraud grows by the day, and one of the means that has made it possible is the direct money wiring services. Western Union and other similar companies were […]

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New to Online Dating? Investigators Offer Tips to Stay Safe

Online dating seems like quite an easy subject, after all, everyone is doing it these days. People create their profile, include their description and interests, and from there all that it’s left to do is mingle. The tricky part is that new users to online dating apps and sites (and even experienced users) are not […]

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Romania Webcams and Online Dating Scams Find More Victims

Online dating scams have a different style in every part of the world. In Romania and Eastern Europe, scammers commonly hire webcam models because it is an effective way to lure victims. Most victims of Romania scammers did not suspect anything was wrong until it was too late, mainly because every little detail has been […]

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