Topic

Romance scams

Fraud in which the perpetrator builds a fake romantic or personal relationship online and then asks the victim for money, often over months.

Current clusters

security2 publishers

South Africa extradites five alleged Black Axe leaders to face wire fraud counts in New Jersey

The Cape Town Zone of Black Axe ran romance and advance fee scams from 2011 until South African police made arrests in 2021, and the accounts prosecutors traced also carried business email compromise proceeds.

Publishers:cyberscoop.comtherecord.media

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption62
Hype gap+25
Incentives64
Confidence68