People drawn into fake online relationships and then pressured to send cryptocurrency lost a median of $10,000 each, ...

It began with a simple “Hello” on the social media platform Threads. The retiree, who lives near the south-western German city of Karlsruhe and asked not to be identified, was puzzled by the message ...

The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

Older adults are losing more money to romance scams than any other age group, and the payment method scammers prefer keeps ...

The man is described as “charming” and it is believed he has scammed at least four women living in the Metro Vancouver area. One woman met the man online on Jan. 1 after he responded to a personal ad ...

Romance scams are on the rise, and they are costing Americans hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the FBI's 2024 Internet Crime Report, romance scams (and the similar confidence scams, which ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As Valentine’s Day approaches, the threat of romance scams is becoming increasingly real. The Kansas Bureau of investigation says in 2024 over 17,900 Americans fell victim to ...

International security agencies, particularly the FBI, increasingly view Ghana and its West African neighbour, Nigeria, as ...