CBC Radio Commentary on Romance Scams

How to avoid both becoming and blaming victims

I had the pleasure of appearing on CBC Radio's Alberta at Noon with Judy Alduous yesterday to speak about romance scams. The recording is available here and you can hear my intermittent commentary from around 14:30 to 26:50.

For a quick list of safety measures to take to protect yourself against romance scams, check out the FBI's list here. This recent NBC piece also discusses the mental health toll that such scams can take on their victims in addition to the financial cost - another good reminder to treat those kindly who have suffered enough in this context.

Comments

[Magister]

FBI tip to avoid romance scams: Be careful what you post and make public online.

Probably not relevant in the VC comments, but hoppy025 should be cautious in his use of Grindr.

[Sam Bankman-Fried]

If the woman has an Adam’s apple proceed with caution. ⚠️

[Magister]

Your reflexes are fast, Drax.

[loki13]

Reasonably certain he logs in here after every Grindr hookup.

It's probably all part of his kink.

[Intelligent Mr Toad]

OFF-TOPIC post:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pk_uVkX_ZU

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[Lukitto]

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