It was all going so well. You met online, fell madly in love, and if your new beau didn’t live in another country, you’d probably be married by now. Which is why your online love is asking for some ...

Learn how AI deepfakes enabled a sophisticated romance scam that drained a Bitcoin investor’s $86,800 retirement fund and how ...

Beth Hyland of Portage is sharing her story of being targeted by criminals who convinced her to send more than $20,000.

Romance scammers can be a dime a dozen in the dating world. So, to keep your dimes and other things of yours safe, stay on ...

Meeting someone online is easier than ever these days. But with the advent of AI and the profusion of scams, it is also harder than ever to know whether that special someone is actually who they say ...

Social media connects us to people worldwide, but it's also opened the door to sophisticated romance scams. Fraudsters are developing digital relationships with their victims, often posing as famous ...

WASHINGTON -- Love is blind -- and scammers are taking advantage of that. Americans lost more than $201 million to romance scams in 2019, up 40% from 2018, according to a new Federal Trade Commission ...

A Nigerian romance scammer was found guilty last month of money laundering. His victims include a Triangle area man trying to buy a home in Apex. AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read ...

The bilingual handbook similarly emphasizes that the scammer should quickly enmesh themselves in the target's life. The ...