@odlancanada.bsky.socialRainbow seniors are at a higher risk for scams! Swipe through to learn about each scam so you can know what to look out for!
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@hexagoncenter.org#RedFlags, Protect, Report: Romance and Confidence Scams in 2026 #myfairlady
RED FLAGS, PROTECT, REORT: #RomanceScams & #ConfidenceScams
See the YouTube link’s video description for the formal message. Can you correctly guess the movie this message is based on.
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵4/4
Understanding how deceptive identities & relationships are constructed over time could help us move beyond lists of obvious warning signs towards recognising the communicative processes through which online manipulation actually works.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 3/4
What particularly strikes me is the importance of examining manipulation as an interaction: trust, intimacy & credibility are not simply established once, but continually negotiated through language.
#langsky #linguistics #forensiclinguistics #languageandlaw #romancescams
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 1/4
Scammers may build attractive identities, establish intimacy & trust, manufacture crises & gradually introduce financial requests, adapting their communication according to how the other person responds.
#langsky #linguistics #forensiclinguistics #languageandlaw #romancescams
@perkinskeighley.bsky.socialThis fascinating research from Fangzhou Wang, Ph.D. examines romance scams as carefully constructed processes of social engineering and deceptive communication.
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#langsky #linguistics #forensiclinguistics #languageandlaw #romancescams