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Valentine-related... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/valentine-s-day-cyber-experts-heed-caution-when-looking-for-love-and-gifts-online-naxpxlb7d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NaxpXLB7d.png og:image:alt: Valentine’s Day: Cyber Experts Heed Caution When Looking For Love (and Gifts) Online og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Valentine’s Day: Cyber Experts Heed Caution When Looking For Love (and Gifts) Online **[IT Security Guru](https://daily.dev/sources/itsecurityguru)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Romance scams and phishing attacks surge around Valentine's Day, with AI-powered deepfakes making traditional verification methods obsolete. Valentine-related domain registrations jumped 44% in January 2026, with 97.5% remaining unclassified and potentially malicious. Scammers now use real-time deepfake video calls, AI-generated images, and automated conversation bots to build trust over months. Romance fraud cases increased 15% in 2025, with victims losing an average of £7,500 across 11 payments. Experts warn against 'too perfect' profiles and lookalike sites designed to capture credentials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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