Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, ...
Both types of scams involve financial grooming, where the scammer builds a relationship with the victim before perpetrating the scam. Financial grooming scams are often complex and devastating for ...
While may start as an innocent Facebook connection may cost you thousands of dollars. The FBI has issued a warning about romance scams.
The scams have reached alarming levels, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reporting that Americans lost over $1.14 billion to romance fraud in 2023. In the first nine months of 2024 alone ...
A new report from the Better Business Bureau highlights the top four scams that people encountered most frequently last year.
With romance scams on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation to hold fraudsters accountable ...
When 'Julia' became suspicious and challenged the ‘Daniel Peeters’ requests in May last year, he asked her to marry him, ...
Scammers often prey on lonely individuals seeking love, using photos stolen from real people to establish fake profiles. One ...