{"id":606858,"date":"2023-02-11T07:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/more-and-more-of-us-are-getting-sucked-into-online-romance-fraud-scams\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T07:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:49:35","slug":"more-and-more-of-us-are-getting-sucked-into-online-romance-fraud-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/more-and-more-of-us-are-getting-sucked-into-online-romance-fraud-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"More and more of us are getting sucked into online romance fraud scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"HqU8giN7TdaZwoQrA9DcDj\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\" aria-label=\"Return to Computing\">Computing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Romance Scams\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Romance Scams\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Romance Scams\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N4KbpexbtmdkDvF6gkv2d4.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: FBI)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>A new study carried out on behalf of cybersecurity company Norton has uncovered that younger generations aren\u2019t as concerned as they should be about online stalking, putting them at an increased risk of falling victim to scams.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 34% and 35% of Gen Z (18-25) and Millenials (26-42) respectively reported that they weren\u2019t concerned about online stalking by a current or former partner, a stark contrast to the just 10% of older adults (58+) who would be concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Valentines Day, the study also lifted the wraps off some of the most common types of online stalking, explaining how affected individuals may be more prone to cybersecurity issues.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"online-stalking\">Online stalking<\/h2>\n<p>Three of the most popular methods exploit vulnerabilities that users have placed on themselves with their smartphones. They are checking messages, calls, and photos; browsing search history; and location tracking with apps like Find My.<\/p>\n<p>While it may start with \u201ccurious\u201d searches, Norton explains that this could quickly progress to installing stalkerware and creepware apps to covertly monitor activity. More than one in eight Americans are unfamiliar with these types of software, which Norton says is a huge opportunity for education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further afield from our own families and relationships (past or present), the study also found that online scams relating to dating or romance are alarmingly commonplace, to the point that a quarter of Americans have fallen victim. More than half (53%) of these victims also suffered financial losses, averaging $230 a head, while as many as one in 10 Americans have also been catfished.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Technical Director of Norton Labs, Kevin Roundy, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe highly encourage securing your devices and personal information to help protect your privacy, which can be critical not only for your Cyber Safety, but your physical and mental wellbeing as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/firewall\"><u>best firewalls<\/u><\/a> for your personal device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>With several years\u2019 experience freelancing in tech and automotive circles, Craig\u2019s specific interests lie in technology that is designed to better our lives, including AI and ML, productivity aids, and smart fitness. He is also passionate about cars and the electrification of personal transportation. As an avid bargain-hunter, you can be sure that any deal Craig finds is top value!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/more-and-more-of-us-are-getting-sucked-into-romance-fraud-scams\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Margarett Pecora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Computing (Image credit: FBI) A new study carried out on behalf of cybersecurity company Norton has uncovered that younger generations aren\u2019t as concerned as they should be about online stalking, putting them at an increased risk of falling victim to scams.As many as 34% and 35% of Gen Z (18-25) and Millenials (26-42)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2370,27194,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-606858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-getting","8":"category-sucked","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}