Sentences with phrase «often victims of scams»

Property management firms can be and are often victims of scams.

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It has often been observed that the victims of scams have a remarkable ability to ignore the obvious fact that, hey, they have fallen for a confidence trick.

«This memory clutter that's causing low confidence could be a reason why older adults are often victims of financial scams, which typically occur when someone tries to trick them about prior conversations that didn't take place at all.»

The trauma caused by online dating scams is worse than any other... fraud where criminals set up fake identities using stolen photographs (often of models or army officers) and pretend to develop a romantic relationship with their victim.

«Victims of this scam think they've found the right person, but often they end up losing thousands of dollars,» said Attorney General Mike DeWine.

There have been thousands of victims of this increasingly common scam, with fraudsters often targeting teens, who are more susceptible to this particular type of fraud.

As shown by recent reports about the availability of «how - to» scamming guides online, many dating scammers repeat the same methods — often using the same text and images — over and over again across many different dating platforms, to try and maximise their chances of ensnaring a victim.

The books and articles they churned out, often without ever actually speaking to any of the men and women involved in these relationships, generally lambasted the men as abusers and losers and the women as gold diggers, scam artists, or victims.

All participants were asked the following question: «In the'online romance scam» criminals set up fake identities using stolen photographs (often of models or army officers) and pretend to develop a romance relationship with their victim.

Victim advocates say the true cost of romance scams is probably much higher than official estimates because victims, men in particular, often stay silent out of shame.

The scams often begin with an online dating site profile carrying a notably attractive photo, taken from elsewhere on the internet, and a description of someone in a remote, hard - to - contact location — whether a military base in Afghanistan or, to tempt male victims, a UK or US nurse at a small foreign hospital.

ValiDATE was started by three entrepreneurs with over 50 combined years of military, law enforcement and private investigative Often times foreign victims fall for the scam, and really do think a.

When people are victims of scams, they often report the incidents on the Internet.

Victims of the phantom debt scam often received dozens of calls per hour.

If you are the victim of a knock - off scam, Lipkus says the damage can often be mitigated if a credit card was used to make the purchase.

These scams will often originate by email and may take a number of forms, including offering money, bequests under a will, threatening legal action if the victim does not respond, malicious attachments made to look innocuous such as an industry update, requests for password or bank account details and links to helpful or relevant websites.

«The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning investors about potential scams involving stock of companies claiming to be related to, or asserting they are engaging in, Initial Coin Offerings (or ICOs),» the agency wrote, adding that «Fraudsters often try to use the lure of new and emerging technologies to convince potential victims to invest their money in scams.»

It's sad but true that all too often home owners already facing the stress and difficulties of becoming delinquent in their mortgage payments and facing the consequences of that delinquency — losing their home, their credit rating, dealing with bill collection efforts, etc. — then fall prey to the additional stress of being the victims of criminal scam artists.