Safety & Scam Prevention

Romance scams cost Americans over $1.3 billion in 2024, and adults 60+ lost more per victim than any other age group. Aura is designed to make senior members hard to scam.

What Aura does

• Every profile is verified with a live selfie and government ID (never shown to other members).
• Live message scanning flags common scam patterns — requests for money, links to crypto sites, urgent stories about a sick relative overseas.
• One-tap reporting — every profile and every message can be reported. Reports go to a live safety team.
• Block on report — the reported member is blocked immediately, before the report is even reviewed.

What you can do

• Never send money to someone you have not met in person, no matter their story.
• Video-chat before meeting in person. Aura has video built in for this reason.
• Meet in a public place the first several times.
• Trust your gut. If something feels wrong, use the report button — no explanation needed.

Reporting a scam

If you believe you have been targeted, report the profile in the app and file a complaint with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov.