Warning: Online Dating Scams Rise Around Valentine's Day

Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsActivity on dating apps and websites rises around Valentine's Day, and so does the risk of being scammed, according to new research. Increasingly, scammers are using high-tech tools like bots and artificial intelligence to trick victims into sending them money. One study of dating apps reported a 2087% increase in bot attacks between 2023 and 2024. Even back in 2022, nearly 70,000 people said they fell for romance scams and reported $1.3 billion...