That lady looking for love may not be who she says she is.
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Think before you click. The beautiful blonde in a faraway country who thinks you’re cute may be looking for more than just love.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, security experts warn that online scammers are looking to use the holiday to take advantage of lonely people. It isn’t hearts they want to steal, it’s bank account balances.
Online romance scams are nothing new. Two decades ago, a virus bearing the name ‘ILOVEYOU” infected millions of computers by prompting romantics, lonely hearts and the curious to click on an email attachment made to look like a love letter.
“They wanted to know who loved them,” said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence for the antivirus company Trend Micro. “Humans want to be…
