Swindlers are exploiting ‘people craving human connection’ during the Covid pandemic
The UK banking sector has experienced an “alarming” rise in the number of romance fraud cases during the Covid pandemic, with a 91% spike in losses compared to pre-pandemic levels, analysis by TSB Bank has found.
The research reveals that online platforms are driving romance fraud, with fake Facebook profiles leading to over a third of all incidents, while dating sites are “riddled with scammers” and were behind nearly a quarter of cases, the UK bank stated.
While the age range of those targeted varied from 18-year-olds to one person aged 77, data showed that female customers made up two-thirds of the victims, who lost an average of £6,300 ($8,542), compared with £4,600 ($6,237) for men.
“The past two years left people craving human connection, especially if they’d been living alone and feeling lonely while the rest of the world seemed coupled-up. Sadly it was the perfect storm that would inevitably result in a significant increase in digital fraud cases,” relationship coach and psychologist Sam Owen said in a press release from TSB.
The British bank warned that romance fraud “relationships” often see victims make repeat transactions, with an average of eight payments made to fraudsters. While the average “relationship” lasted for 62 days, the bank uncovered one instance where it had been going on for almost three years.
The latest figures released by UK Finance show that around 35% of funds lost through romance fraud is returned to victims, potentially leaving a large number of those affected out of pocket as a result of these criminal acts.
“Dating sites and social media can be a great way of meeting people and staying connected during the pandemic – but they’re also riddled with scammers, hoping to break your heart and your bank balance with cruel and complex tricks,” said Paul Davis, director of fraud prevention at TSB.
source: RT
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
absolvent WEB DESIGN Academia Britanică de Comunicare Iasi - absolvent COMUNICARE IN AFACERI Academia Britanica de Afaceri si Comunicare -absolvent JURNALISM EDITORIAL - London School University - 2019 inscris la echivalare diploma la Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara - absolvent studii de Drept Universitatea Europeană Drăgan, cursuri in Drept la Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, absolvent studii de proiectare, pastor coordonator in Biserica Protestanta Evanghelica,
Android Developer pe Google Play și plugin developer la Oxwall, creator de teme Wordpress și Oxwall, operator Wordpress, Drupal, Oxwall, Osclass, Moodle, tehnologii HTML și PHP
A new poll shows that fewer Democrats and Republicans than ever believe the former US president was responsible for the unrest A steadily decreasing number of Americans believe former President Donald Trump carries full or partial blame for the riot at the US Capitol in 2021, according to a new survey. The trend is true […]
Beijing has registered “solemn representations” with Canberra after former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited Taiwan, implying that Australia would support the island against Beijing, which considers it part of China. Speaking at a routine press conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on Canberra to re-evaluate its relationship with Beijing in […]
Candace Owens sees destructive social engineering behind Disney’s decision to ditch character’s polka dot dress in favor of a pantsuit Conservative commentator Candace Owens has accused Walt Disney Co. of putting its Minnie Mouse character in pants – rather than her iconic polka dot dress – to undermine societal values and distract Americans from failures […]
