{"id":7475,"date":"2024-02-19T09:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/?p=7475"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:35:02","slug":"love-is-real-but-so-is-romance-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/2024\/02\/19\/love-is-real-but-so-is-romance-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Is Real, But So Is Romance Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7475\" class=\"elementor elementor-7475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be658b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be658b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9a0c9\" data-id=\"ac9a0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7857e pink no-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce7857e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Love Is Real, But So Is Romance Fraud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0c5f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0c5f26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38aa578\" data-id=\"38aa578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019c206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"019c206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TRUST THE PERSON, NOT THE PROFILE<\/strong><\/p><p>If you find love online &#8230; you might lose more than your heart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f2ea9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f2ea9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9952f\" data-id=\"7a9952f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563af08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"563af08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-19-at-08.47.01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7454\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e65f4\" data-id=\"16e65f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a7564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29a7564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Scan the QR code to help look after <strong>#CyberYou<\/strong> this Valentine&#8217;s Month.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fae39f\" data-id=\"9fae39f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07edcfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07edcfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-19-at-08.47.25.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7455\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8564830 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8564830\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-048edf5\" data-id=\"048edf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0d4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e0d4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Love and protect your data during this month of love and beyond.<\/strong><\/p><p>Our lives take place online now more than ever before. On social media, chat apps and dating apps \u2013 we\u2019re connecting with other people, for different reasons, across the miles in new and different ways.<\/p><p>One of those reasons is to find our perfect partner. But while many of us are cyber-smart \u2013 we\u2019ve wised-up to scams and phishing emails to get us to part with our money or personal data \u2013 we may not be so familiar with what cyber security experts call \u2018romance fraud.\u2019<\/p><p>This is the name given to the criminal activity that involves creating a fake identity to enter a relationship with a victim \u2013 sometimes known as \u2018catfishing\u2019 \u2013 to steal funds, personal information, or both.<\/p><p>The criminal does this by using email, dating apps, online games and so on, typically targeting younger or much older people, or lonely individuals, and gaining their trust. They then go in for the steal. While some fraud cases are authored by one individual, others have been exposed as larger operations, overseen by organised criminal gangs, such as this one in South Africa from 2021.<\/p><p>And the problem is getting worse. In the UK, the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre revealed that in 2022, <strong>almost \u00a392 million [US$110 million] had been lost through dating scams<\/strong>. And the FBI in the United States reported a huge US$1 billion in losses by victims of romance fraud in 2021, with the likelihood that many more went unreported.<\/p><p>That\u2019s the bad news. But the good news is we can each take action to make sure we\u2019re not conned \u2013 an especially timely message in this season of love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45a5449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a5449\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9db09a light-pink-bg\" data-id=\"c9db09a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c74ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c74ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You can help yourself and others, and here\u2019s how:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Be cautious and vigilant of any odd signs or anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or suspicious<\/li><li>Does your online \u201cdate\u201d only ever contact you via text or chat, never willing to do a video call or meet in person? This is a definite red flag<\/li><li>Do they promise to meet you but cancel or offer excuses every time? These can be signs there\u2019s something awry.<\/li><li>Do they say they have a medical or other emergency that they need you to help them pay for? Very often it\u2019s about an ailing family member with a terminal illness<\/li><li>Maybe they ask a lot of personal questions about you but avoid answering any such questions about themselves.<\/li><li>They may ask you not to tell anyone about your relationship or suggest you lie to your family and friends<\/li><li>They may ask you for financial help and say that you sending them money is proof that you love them<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323f380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323f380\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f662\" data-id=\"7b2f662\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6578e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6578e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Expert advice when you are talking to someone new online is:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Don\u2019t share your personal details<\/li><li>Don\u2019t send or receive money, no matter how convincing someone\u2019s story might be<\/li><li>Only use the most trustworthy dating websites<\/li><li>Trust your instincts. If something feels off, it usually is<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f02c2a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f02c2a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f91670d pink-bg\" data-id=\"f91670d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56f13c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f56f13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For further guidance and hands-on help, <a style=\"color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/angloamerican.sharepoint.com\/sites\/ESC-112\/Family%20guide\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FESC%2D112%2FFamily%20guide%2FJ1313%20Anglo%5FFamily%5FGuide%5FAW%5Finteractive%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fsites%2FESC%2D112%2FFamily%20guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download this family guide<\/a> and make sure CyberYou stays cyber safe this month and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecba8df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecba8df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0f9e2\" data-id=\"0b0f9e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274ebdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274ebdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you think you\u2019ve been a victim of a romance scam, contact your bank immediately (if transfers are involved) and report the incident to the police. You should also change all your online passwords as they may have been compromised, and apply multi-factor authentication to your devices or apps.<\/p><p>You should also report the incident to the South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) on 011 867 2234 \u2013 especially if you have been a victim of identity theft.<\/p><p>You can get emotional support through the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) on 0800 567 567, or through therapists and counsellors in private practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might lose more than your heart next time you swipe right<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-7475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lifeoxfordcampus-19-february-2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7475"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7510,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7475\/revisions\/7510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.move-me.co.za\/life-at-oxfordcampus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}