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Solution: Avoiding online dating scams

Solution: Avoiding online dating scams

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Solution: Avoiding online dating scams

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(bright music) - [Narrator] Okay, welcome back. Now, let's review the questions. List five signs that the online love interest might be a scam artist. Well, they might profess instant feelings of love. They need money to pay off gambling debts. They make plans to visit you, but are unable to do so because of a tragic event. And they ask money for a variety of reasons, such as travel, medical emergencies, or being a victim of a crime. And they send you a photograph that looks like a glamor shot or something out of a magazine. Discuss some best practice advice if you or someone you know is involved in online dating. Well, first do not send money through any wire transfer service to someone you met online. The chances of recovering your money are very slim. Investigate the individual by doing a search for the type of job the person has to see if other people have heard similar stories. Do a reverse image search of the…

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