Most of the cases of romance scamming reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center last year come from women in their fifties, but the most surprising figure is the amount of losses: women in this age group lost an approximate of $34 million, which represents 61% of all losses resulting from the reported romance scams. […]
Romance scam victims always ask, how could this happen to me? Too many times international private investigators have witnessed how victims were deceived because they believed the person they were seeing in the webcam. Even if you can see someone through a webcam, you don’t know what their real identity is, or if the video […]
If you have ever been a victim of identity theft you might be wondering how someone could have gained access to your email, bank accounts, date of birth, or social media profiles. There are endless ways to do it, and online criminals know them all. According to Wymoo International private investigators, online criminals have been […]
It is hard to know from a profile description if that person you met online is the real deal, or just another scammer. International private investigators at Wymoo receive hundreds of inquiries every day from people who would like to confirm the person they met online is worthy of their time, effort and sometimes their […]
Do not friend or connect with a scammer this Valentine’s Day! International private investigation companies advise that even though looking for love online can be fun, it can also lead to heartbreak and bankruptcy, as scammers look to exploit vulnerable people around Valentine’s Day. The romance scam industry works in many ways like other industries, […]
Every day, thousands of people worldwide report being a victim to an online dating scam perpetrated by someone who pretended to be a member of the military. In recent years, Syria has become one of the hottest places for online criminals to conduct romance scams, charity fraud and other Internet scams. Even after the American […]
