{"id":337,"date":"2020-10-06T07:42:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T07:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraud.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:52:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:52:43","slug":"scams-of-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/common-scams\/scams-of-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Scams of the heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f\">\n.avia-section.av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/urban-438393_1920.jpg);\nbackground-position:center center;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f main_color 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >Scams of the heart<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>These types of scams tug at your heart strings and scammers manipulate your emotions in order to wring money out of you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf\">\n.hr.av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#6ea6bd;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf hr-custom  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span 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><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/dating-sites-valentines-day\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Hand holding mobile with caution tape on heart and Danger online dating  on screen with clock and laptop at background, Internet love concept.\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-504923274-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2850 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2850 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-504923274-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-504923274-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-504923274-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/dating-sites-valentines-day\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What are dating sites doing to protect users this Valentine\u2019s Day?'>What are dating sites doing to protect users this Valentine\u2019s Day?<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >February 1, 2023<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fraud Alerts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/scams-of-the-heart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scams of the heart<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Whether via Instagram direct messaging, Facebook Messenger, or Twitter \u201cDMs,\u201d scammers often seek to capture a victim\u2019s sensitive information through these avenues because they allow private, one-on-one conversations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/dating-sites-valentines-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-504923274-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1707<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-02-01T17:16:10+00:00\" >2023-02-01 17:16:10<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2023-02-28 20:01:12<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>What are dating sites doing to protect users this Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1137 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-small with-slider post-1137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scams-of-the-heart'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/sweetheart-swindles\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"sweetheart_swindle-small\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sweetheart_swindle-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-925 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-925 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sweetheart_swindle-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sweetheart_swindle-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sweetheart_swindle-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/sweetheart-swindles\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sweetheart swindles'>Sweetheart swindles<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/scams-of-the-heart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scams of the heart<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Online dating can be fun and convenient, but falling for a sweetheart swindle can be costly. Be wary of &#8220;friends&#8221; you meet online who develop a relationship with you only to con you out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Stay safe. Be Informed. Falling in love with a con artist has consistently been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/sweetheart-swindles\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sweetheart_swindle-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T17:51:26+00:00\" >2020-10-23 17:51:26<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sweetheart swindles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1135 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-small with-slider post-1135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scams-of-the-heart'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/pet-adoption-scams\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"pet_adoption-small\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pet_adoption-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-924 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-924 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pet_adoption-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pet_adoption-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pet_adoption-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/pet-adoption-scams\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Pet adoption scams'>Pet adoption scams<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/scams-of-the-heart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scams of the heart<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Fraudsters are going after future pet owners by placing a false ad for pets online then scamming them into more money after they are emotionally invested in the cuddly ball of fuzz. Stay safe. Be Informed. First, a consumer searching for a pet sees a desirable animal listed for sale online, often on a classifieds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/pet-adoption-scams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pet_adoption-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T17:49:35+00:00\" >2020-10-23 17:49:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Pet adoption scams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1121 post-loop-4 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-small with-slider post-1121 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fraud-against-older-adults category-scams-of-the-heart'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/grandparent-scams\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Grandparents With Grandchildren Sitting On Sofa And Talking\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/grandparents-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-923 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-923 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/grandparents-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/grandparents-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/grandparents-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/grandparent-scams\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Grandparent scams'>Grandparent scams<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/fraud-against-older-adults\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fraud against older adults<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/scams-of-the-heart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scams of the heart<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In a typical Grandparent Scam, a con artist calls or emails the victim posing as a relative in distress or someone claiming to represent the relative (such as a lawyer or law enforcement agent). The &#8220;relative&#8221; of the grandparent explains she is in trouble and needs their grandparent to wire them funds that will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/grandparent-scams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/grandparents-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>666<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T17:10:43+00:00\" >2020-10-23 17:10:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Grandparent scams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":115,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2127,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions\/2127"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}