FTC warns number of scammers using LGBTQ+ dating apps is growing

The Federal Trade Commission is starting to see enough scams targeting people on LGBTQ+ dating apps that it feels it needs to raise the warning flag. The agency says apps like Grindr and Feeld are ... Read More

FTC warns of extortionists targeting LGBTQ+ community on dating apps

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns of extortion scammers targeting the LGBTQ+ community via online dating apps such as Grindr and Feeld. As the FTC revealed, the fraudsters would pose as ... Read More

Dating apps warning users of romance scams

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Federal Trade Commission says romance scams reported in the U.S. result in higher losses than any other type of scam, with over $300 million in reported losses each year since ... Read More

Dating Online? Watch for These Scams Targeting the LGBTQ+ Community

Dating online can be complicated, even more so when you run the risk of getting tricked out of money or your personal information. That's a risk the Federal Trade Commission wants the LGBTQ+ community ... Read More

Are scams targeting the LGBTQ community on the rise?

HONOLULU (KHON2) — According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) scammers like to impersonate familiar people, companies and organizations people know and trust. For the LGBTQ+ community, that can ... Read More

LGBTQ+ community: The FTC wants to hear from you

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scammers often like to impersonate familiar people, organizations, and companies we know and trust- and for the LGBTQ+ ... Read More

Spot extortion scams on LGBTQ+ dating apps

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