Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Online romance scams: Research reveals scammers' tactics – and how to defend against them

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par Fangzhou Wang, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Texas at Arlington

In the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler,” victims exposed notorious con artist Simon Leviev, who posed as a wealthy diamond mogul on the popular dating app Tinder to deceive and scam numerous women out of millions of dollars. Leviev is a flashy example of a dating scammer, but criminal operations also prey on emotionally vulnerable people to gain their trust and exploit them financially.

The…

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