The Better Business Bureau is reminding Michiganders to be wary of people who befriend you, or romance you online, and then want money or push crypto-currency.

As Valentine’s Day brings celebrations of love, federal agencies and tech companies are issuing warnings about a darker reality—romance scams. Fraudsters posing as potential partners are preying on ...

It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when it comes to online dating scams ...

Scammers are taking advantage of pandemic, according to FTC. When Mary Darby met the man of her dreams on a dating app, she thought she had hit the jackpot. “He told me that he fell madly in love with ...

Valentine’s Day is a time for love, but unfortunately, it’s also a prime opportunity for scammers looking to prey on hopeful romantics. Romance scams cost Americans some $1.14 billion in 2023 alone.

PeopleFinders reports that romance scams are rising, with signs like refusal of video chat and repeated financial troubles.

The Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimates that consumers collectively lose more than $1 trillion annually to scams — a figure ...

Kate Kleinert wasn't looking for romance, but something about the handsome man in medical scrubs pulled on her heartstrings. The widow accepted the Facebook friend request from "Tony," who said he was ...

Cambridgeshire Police's cyber and fraud prevention team see four incidents of romance fraud a week [Getty Images] A police force says "education is key" in preventing romance fraud, after a woman in ...

The state agency Adult Protective Services asked for police investigations in August on two cases of financial exploitation that victimized two older residents of Athens. Athens-Clarke police ...

A Missouri man lost $120,000 after falling victim to a TikTok romance scam that stretched across several months.