This report by ACCO members Advocating Against Romance scammers takes a look at how Facebook and YouTube enables and profits off of the Yahoo Boys, an organized criminal group involved in romance scams. Check out the report.
Your Power, Our People, The World’s Defense, in More Ways Than One: A Look at Reporting Fake Profiles
In this report, ACCO experts Kathy Waters and Bryan Denny focused on revealing fraudulent accounts on Facebook and found issues with ineffective procedures and platform security. Read the report.
Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought.
Renee Holland sent her Facebook friend thousands of dollars. She became entwined in global fraud that the social network and the United States military appear helpless to stop. Read The New York Times article.
Catfisher Scams Widow Out Of $1,000,000
Catfishing is the #1 way adult women in this country are being scammed. In this episode, ACCO expert Bryan Denny talks about his experience being used as “bait” for romance scams. Watch the show.
80-Year-Old Widower Lost $200K In Catfish Scam Involving Chinese Lion Sculpture
An elderly man was persuaded to send $200,000 to a scammer who convinced him he was funding the transportation of a 500-ton marble lion sculpture from China to a Florida art gallery. Read the Oxygen article.
