And if catfish weren’t deceiving enough, interactions with one who’s after your heart might seem more genuine, and therefore even more deceiving.

Online dater, Emma Perrier discovered this the hard way.

After investing her heart and exchanging “I love you’s,” she found out that her male model love interest, “Ronnie Scicluna” was actually someone else entirely.

We saw an influx of charity scams recently in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Las Vegas massacre and the California wildfires.

Now we’re approaching the holidays—a prime time for this type of scam to strike again.

Before donating to any charity, be aware of the signs of a scam and how to protect yourself and your donation:

1. They Use Pressure Tactics To Make You Hand Over Money…Fast!

Conning charities try to get you to donate immediately, without giving you time to research them. They might also refuse to tell you the details: its mission, identity, cost or how your donation will be used.

The Better Business Bureau recently warned Netflix users that searching for a Netflix customer support number online might lead to some nefarious results.

Some legitimate-looking customer service phone numbers really belong to scam artists.

When a Netflix user calls one of these numbers, the scammer (posing as a Netflix “representative”) informs the user that his or her account was hacked. The scammer then requests access to the Netflix user’s computer to “fix the problem.”

No one ever expects to be the victim of an online dating scam. However, according to a Consumer Reports 2016 Online Dating Survey of over 114,000 online daters, 12 percent said they were scammed, while 35 percent felt misled by someone’s online dating profile.

In fact, according to the FBI, both the number of victims and the financial losses resulting from online dating scams have nearly quadrupled in the last five years.

In recent news, a Kentucky disability lawyer named Eric C. Conn – who plead guilty in March to a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme – is on the run. Early in June, the con man removed his electronic monitoring device and fled. The U.S. District Court has since issued a warrant for his arrest.

The social security program is meant to help people. But some shameless individuals use it to help themselves, and in doing so commit a serious crime.

Scammers are notorious for posing as homeowners and posting fake listings to rental sites.

Take for example what happened to college grad Ashley Monnecka; who found herself the victim of a scam when she tried to rent a cozy one-bedroom apartment in Jersey City on apartments.com.

The Better Business Bureau lists the following scams as the top 5 summer scams. We describe each summertime scam and the best ways to avoid it:

1. Vacation Scams

Scammers are after your vacation money. They might try to tell you that you won a vacation, that you can take a trip to Disneyland for half the price if you send them $100 first, or they might post a fake rental listing. Don’t relax just yet – there are scams to be aware of before booking that vacation.