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Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance

February 6, 2024

With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, here’s some timely advice on how to prevent scammers from stealing more than your heart. Online dating has revolutionized how people connect and find love. Now, any of us can flick through an online catalog of potential love interests in the palm of their hands – no more terrible … More Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

February 14, 2023

Spoiler alert: it turned me down. But that’s far from the only thing I learned while playing around with the bot that the world has fallen in love with so badly. When it was unleashed into an astonished world on November 30th 2022, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing web app ever, reaching a million users in the first five … More ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

When love hurts: Watch out for romance scams this Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2022

Don’t be the next victim – spot the signs of a faux romance in time and send that scammer ‘packing’. It is a truth universally acknowledged that we’re all looking for a special someone to share our lives with. Some of us are lucky enough to find that person. For the rest, the search goes … More When love hurts: Watch out for romance scams this Valentine’s Day

When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams

February 14, 2019

Roses are red, violets are blue, watch out for these scams or it may happen to you. The embrace of online dating services, such as dating apps or virtual places to meet people, is a phenomenon that has occurred worldwide. According to GlobalWebindex, in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, apps and dating sites are accepted … More When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams

ILOVEYOU: The wrong kind of LoveLetter

February 14, 2017

Originating in the Philippines, the Love Bug was the brainchild of two computer programmers, Reonel Ramones and Onel de Guzman. Although they were arrested, they were never prosecuted due to a lack of anti-malware legislation in the country at the time. From there, the virus spread to Hong Kong, to Europe and finally arrived reached … More ILOVEYOU: The wrong kind of LoveLetter

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