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

A Massachusetts woman believed she was in a committed relationship with “Williams Moore.” So did a New Jersey woman, who fell ...

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 ...

The staggering financial toll Federal investigators documented nearly 18,000 romance scam complaints in 2024, representing financial losses exceeding $672 million.

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

They’re not shooting in the dark, either. Scammers know exactly where to look. According to the FTC in 2022, 40% of romance scams started on social media, while 19% began on dating apps.

Students are being urged not to suffer in silence when targeted by scams on dating apps, as investigators see blackmail cases rise. Fraud teams at Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society ...