Online scams hit us from every angle: financial fraud, phishing and fake shopping sites. But the most devastating scams are the ones that hit the heart. This is the truth about romance scams – and how to avoid them.
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Timecode chapters
0:00 Introduction to AI romance scams
0:27 The dark side of online scams
1:07 How scammers build fake personas
2:18 The long game: chatbots and pig butchering
3:52 A real $1.3 million scam case
4:55 Red flags and how to protect yourself
7:12 What to do if you've been scammed
Video credits
Host: Kara Tsuboi
Scripted by: Kara Tsuboi
Producer: Celso Bulgatti
Camera: Celso Bulgatti
Video editor: Chris Monroe
Thumbnail designer: Zooey Liao
Topics Cybersecurity Privacy Scams
