Valentine’s Day may be all about love, but it’s also one of the busiest times of year for scammers. Whether you’re expecting ...
A dating scam, or romance fraud, typically occurs when you enter into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as an imaginary person. After grooming you over a period of days, weeks or months, ...
Romance scams are a major threat all across the country. In 2024, there were 65,000 cases just reported, more than $1.1 ...
Valentine's Day romance scams in 2026 use AI personas and automated scripts to target divorced and widowed individuals ...
New year, same scams targeting the vulnerability of individuals seeking connection,” wrote the FBI in a social media post.
As hundreds of North Carolinians have lost millions of dollars in romance and confidence scams in recent years, the Federal ...
Scammers are creating fake dating sites to trick people into giving up their financial and personal information, costing victims $1.3 billion in losses in one year.
Racked by grief after the death of her ex-husband, Belinda Guy was sifting through his belongings at home when she discovered more than 100 gift cards worth around $40,000. She was shocked.
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With Valentine's Day just days away, many people searching for love online are instead finding themselves targeted by ...
As Valentine’s Day nears, scammers are ramping up romance scams, one of the most financially and emotionally damaging forms of fraud. According to the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), ...
One of the fastest-growing and most devastating types of online schemes is the romance scam, where fraudsters pretend to fall ...