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Take things slowly. Be wary of over-complimentary messages.

Do a reverse image search of their pictures. Search them on Google.

Do not reveal too much of your personal details online or send intimate pictures of yourself to strangers.

Never send money to someone you haven’t met in person.

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Sketchy profiles: Their profile photo looks like a model. Their story is inconsistent

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They try to move you off the dating app or site quickly.

The discussion turns romantic very quickly. The scammer asks you a lot of questions about yourself.

They won’t Skype or video call you or meet in person or they live far away.

They ask you for money.

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Dating and romance scammers create fake online profiles (can be fictional or falsely imitate a real person) to lure you in.

The scammers quickly express their strong emotions for you and shower you with loving words.

Once you start to trust them, they ask you to:

Send them money

Send them intimate photos of you

Transfer money/goods

Pay to help them transfer gold/a huge amount of money.

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Fake online profiles scam is when the scammer sets up a fake profile on a social media or dating site to lure you in and get you to provide money, gifts or personal details.

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Do not click on any links or open attachments from emails claiming to be from your bank or another trusted organization and asking you to update or verify your details – just press delete.

Do an internet search using the names or exact wording of the email or message to check for any references to a scam – many scams can be identified this way.

Look for the secure symbol. ( https:' rather than http:' )

Never provide your personal, credit card or online account details if you receive a call claiming to be from your bank or any other organization

If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact your bank or financial institution immediately.

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You receive an email, text or phone call claiming to be from a bank, telecommunications

Provider or other business you regularly deal with, asking you to update or verify your details.

The email or text message does not address you by your proper name, and may contain typing errors and grammatical mistakes.

The website address does not look like the address you usually use and is requesting details the legitimate site does not normally ask for.

You notice new icons on your computer screen, or your computer is not as fast as it normally is.

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A scammer contacts you pretending to be from a legitimate business such as a bank, telephone or internet service provider, then asks you to provide or confirm your personal details.

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Phishing scams are attempts by scammers to trick you into giving out personal information such as your bank account numbers, passwords and credit card numbers.