Canadians lose millions of dollars every year to fraud, many of them are older. Imagine a 71-year-old retiree who falls for ...

Specific examples of Scattered Spider’s social engineering tactics include “impersonating employees or contractors to deceive ...

The fake dating trope in K-dramas is loved by fans. The setup of two people fake-dating or in a fake marriage contract is a ...

They used fake profiles to prey on dozens of women, peppering them with false promises of romantic relationships, and then ...

Spokeo analyzed public data to highlight who's being targeted by romance scammers, how the scams unfold, and how people can protect themselves.

Unfortunately, more and more Canadians are falling victim to relationship fraud — particularly romance/investment scams, according to the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre (CAFC).

Common scams include impersonation, tech support scams, romance scams, and prize scams. Families should discuss scams with seniors, showing them examples and helping them implement preventative ...

Romance scam reports have risen 20% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from UK banking giant Barclays. The report found that romance scams are continuing to rise in ...

And there's a new twist this year: romance scams are now incorporating AI. "AI is, sadly, it's being used everywhere,even for the bad guys, " said Nakia Mills with BBB.

Romance scams cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars a year. As people grow increasingly isolated, and generative AI helps scammers scale their crimes, the problem could get worse.

A man from Northern Ireland who lost more than £200,000 in a romance scam has said the fraudsters "almost destroyed my life". He believed he was in a relationship with a woman whom he met on a ...