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Before you swipe right, know the red flags

As online dating continues to grow, so do risks of romance scams that exploit trust for financial gain. Fangzhou Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Arlington, studies online fraud, particularly romance scams. She explains the...

Before you swipe right, know the red flags
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As online dating continues to grow, so do risks of romance scams that exploit trust for financial gain. Fangzhou Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Arlington, studies online fraud, particularly romance scams. She explains the tactics scammers use to gain victims' trust for financial gain and shares practical advice on how to stay cautious online.

Originally published at Phys.org

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