Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Chainalysis figures reveal 40% increase in losses to pig butchering, or romance baiting, scams ...

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Certain types of jobs are more likely than others to be the target of this kind of scam – and bait and switch scammers have varying motivations for their actions. “Some are simply trying to ...

Fake accounts impersonating celebrities regularly pop up online, which can be concerning for both fans and those in the public eye—especially when a celeb doesn’t even use social media! This has been ...

Neace calls the tactic a classic "bait and switch." Once the post has enough shares, the scammer edits the post to whatever scam they're pushing. "They switch it to something else, to where they ...