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Cyber-Forensics.net
Cyber Forensic Specialist
From a psychological point of view, repeat scam victims often have an intense need for fulfillment and experience more intense emotional swings.
Scammers often claim that they are from a particular government agency and need payment or personal information to help the victim to get refund.” — Timothy BensonSOFIA, BULGARIA, June 30, 2022 /EINPresswire.com / — A widow from Massachusetts lost $500,000 life savings after being duped twice by romance scammers. One scammer used the money to pay off his mortgage while another falsely claimed to be a law enforcement officer who could help arrest the first fraudster.
The incident is just a tip of an iceberg; the latest survey on consumer fraud found that 40 million Americans were the victims of fraud in 2017. But there were 62 million incidences of fraud, which means that 22 million people fell into two or more scams.
Cyber-Forensics.Net , a fund recovery service provider who has helped double-dip / repeat scam victims, explains how con artists dupe a scam victim again,“Scammers keep and sell lists with information about people who have been victim once. It can include victim’s name, address, phone number, scam type, and amount lost. Scammers often trade in buying and selling these lists.”
Timothy Benson, a chief analyst at Cyber-forensic.net, says,“ Scammers often claim that they are from a particular government…
