CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the AFP, National Anti-Scam Centre, Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and National Bureau of Investigation
Editor's note: 'Rom-con' scam script, a text animation video and audio grabs of AFP Commander Cybercrime Operations Graeme Marshall are available via Hightail.
The AFP is flipping the script on romance scammers this Valentine's Day (14 February, 2025), by revealing real-life dialogue used to target the bank accounts - and hearts - of thousands of potential victims online.
The script was uncovered during an operation to bring down a scam compound in the Philippines and used to target th...