online scams
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“Tinder Swindler” shows the importance of trusting your gut
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Notoriously dubbed the “Tinder Swindler,” 31 year-old Shimon Hayut conned around $10 million from several women. The new Netflix documentary details his relationships with three of them; Cecilie Fjellhøy, Pernilla Sjöholm and Ayleen Charlotte, whom he scammed out of £185K, £103K and £25K respectively. All three women met Hayut on Tinder, where he posed as…
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Online romance has scammed a Waterloo resident out of over $1 million
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Two Waterloo region residents have been scammed out of a combined $1.5 million after they were lured in from online dating profiles, the Waterloo Regional Police Service has been investigating these two instances since last week. The female victim was scammed out of $1 million alone over a four-year period, while the male victim’s $500,000…
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Ignoring the signs of online scams
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Where I’m from, online scams are something everyone knows about—the young, the old the—everyone. We all know, or think we know, that if someone contacts you and asks you to send them money, that you’re most likely being scammed. If you won the a draw but don’t remember entering, it’s probably a scam. If you’re…
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Waterloo remembers Orlando at candlelight vigil
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Hundreds gathered late Thursday night for the Waterloo Region Candlelight Vigil for the Orlando Shootings, held in Waterloo Town Square. The event was a response to the mass shooting carried out early Sunday morning, June 12, at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The shooting, carried out on the club’s Latin themed night, resulted in…
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