“Romance Scammers Have Used My Photos Since 2016”

Data Security and Privacy with the Privacy Professor

Bryan Denny served as an officer in the U.S. Army for 26 years. In 2016, Bryan’s photos were stolen and used to build thousands of fake profiles. Kathy Waters has logged over 4,000 volunteer hours helping those like Bryan Denny whose identity has been stolen, as well as the women and men who have fallen victim to the scammers. Each day new headlines report the financial and emotional destruction that romance scammers wreak on their victims’ lives, who include both the targeted victims of the scams, and those whose images are used by the criminals to commit the crimes. Listen in to hear my riveting conversation with Bryan Denny and Kathy Waters as they describe the vast amount of damage romance scammers are increasingly causing. • How did Bryan discover his identity was being used for romance scams? • How did Kathy get involved with helping hundreds of romance scam victims? • What tactics do romance scammers use? • What are some of the real-life experiences of romance scam victims? • Why are romance scammers so successful with their crimes? • How can you spot a likely romance scammer? • To what groups, agencies, etc. should romance scammers be reported? Kathy and Bryan answer these and many more questions. See more about Kathy Waters and Bryan Denny at https://advocatingforu.com/meet-the-board #Privacy #PrivacyManagement #RiskManagement #CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #Cybercrime #PersonalData #Awareness #Education #IDTheft #IdentityTheft #IDFraud #IdentityFraud #Cybercriminals #RomanceScams #ScamVictims

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