Public Safety Report SCAM of the Month — Valentine’s Day Phishing Scams

The Co-op City Department of Public Safety conducts research in order to provide cooperators with the most up-to-date information on current scams. There are numerous agencies that track and report trends in scams. The fact that scammers would target “romance” right in time for Valentine’s Day is proof that nothing is sacred in the world of scammers. The pursuit of love or the perfect partner may leave some people at risk of becoming a scam victim.

Scam artists are a clever group of people. They take their knowledge of human nature and combine it with current information in an attempt to find new victims.