Romance scammers are getting harder to catch. The consequences are costly.
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"Romance scammers are getting harder to catch. The consequences are costly." is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Belfast Live, Central Oregon Daily, Cybernews and TechRadar. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 32d ago.
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Coverage (11)
- Romance scams are evolving. Dating apps face pressure to keep up. The Boston Globe · 32d ago
- ‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams The Guardian · 32d ago
- More than 1.5 million scammers matched with Tinder and Hinge users in 2025 Yahoo · 32d ago
- Tinder hadn't updated most AI scam detection models in years, Senate report finds Mashable · 32d ago
- Nat Geo journalist goes undercover to investigate romance scams in new documentary ThePrint · 32d ago
- People hoping to find love online urged to remain cautious after spate of romance scams Yahoo News UK · 32d ago
- People hoping to find love online urged to remain cautious after spate of romance scams Belfast Live · 32d ago
- Journalist goes undercover to investigate 'romance scams' Central Oregon Daily · 32d ago
- Romance Scam: The Ultimate Guide Cybernews · 32d ago
- ‘She lost a lot of money. She almost lost her house’ — how an AI scammer tricked one woman into believing she was dating Jon Bon Jovi for a year TechRadar · 32d ago
- Romance scammers are getting harder to catch. The consequences are costly. NBC News · 32d ago
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