What is the project about?
Fight Against Love Scam (FaLS) is a 24-month Erasmus+ project (2024–2026) dedicated to protecting seniors from online romance fraud. Love scams are a growing digital threat that exploit loneliness, emotional vulnerability, and low digital literacy. FaLS tackles this problem through innovative education, psychological insights, and practical tools, ensuring seniors can navigate the online world safely and confidently.
- Empower seniors with digital skills to detect misinformation, scams, and fraudulent tactics.
- Support adult educators with knowledge, methods, and resources to train and guide seniors effectively.
- Raise awareness about the psychological manipulation behind scams, breaking taboos around vulnerability and victimhood.
- Promote active ageing and mental well-being by building resilience, confidence, and social support networks
Our results
Online course
Guidebook
Blog and news
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The psychology of a love scam
Love scams are not only about fake profiles, they are also about psychological manipulation. Scammers often use…
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Our manual is out!
Understanding love scams is the first step, knowing how to act is the next. That is why…
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Discover our online course on love scam prevention
Are you confident you can recognise a love scam? Online relationships are part of everyday life, but…
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Protect yourself from love scam
Protecting yourself from love scams starts with awareness and simple precautions. It is important to verify who…
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Learn to recognise a love scam
Recognising a love scam is not always easy, especially because scammers are skilled at creating convincing stories…
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What is a love scam?
A love scam, also known as a romance scam, starts with something that looks like a genuine…
The partnership
EUth Wonders e.V.
German NGO promoting diversity, human rights, and civic engagement; leads on guidebook design, visual identity, and community workshops.
Igor Vitale International s.r.l.
Italian SME specialised in applied psychology and digital course creation; leads workshops on the psychology of scams and develops the digital video course
European Center for Researching, Education and consulting
Applicant organisation from The Netherlands; focuses on adult education, digital training for seniors, and risk management.