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EngadgetFeb 12, 2025
Meta warns users not to fall for romance scammers posing as celebrities or military
Think you might have met someone "attractive, single and successful" on Facebook or Instagram? You might want to think again, Meta says. Ahead of Valentine's Day, the company is once again warning users not to fall for romance scams.

These kinds of schemes, in which scammers create fictitious identities to form online relationships with unsuspecting victims, aren't exactly new. (The FTC says that people lost more than a half billion dollars to romance scams in 2021.) But the people behind these scams are apparently persistent. Meta says that already in 2025 it's taken down more than 116,000 accounts and pages across Facebook and Instagram that were linked to romance scams. In 2024, it removed more than 408,000 such accounts.

According to Meta, these scam accounts often originate in West African countries with scammers impersonating members of the US military or famous celebrities. In both cases, they'll claim to be "looking for love" and will strike up conversations with people on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp as well as other messaging platforms. Eventually, the scammer will request gift cards, crypto, or other types of payments.

Meta has taken steps to fight these types of schemes. The company said last year it would bring back


SlashDotFeb 11, 2025
EU Pledges $200 Billion in AI Spending in Bid To Catch Up With US, China


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ComputerWorldMar 04, 2024
Spotify wants something for nothing, Apple claims after big EU fine
The European Commission on Monday slammed Apple with a huge $1.95 billion fine for anti-competitive conduct in the music streaming market. In response to the decision, Apple fired back at the EU and Spotify, saying the move "just cements the dominant position of a successful European company that is the digital music market's runaway leader."

Apple will appeal.

The company also says it intends to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) within days.

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