Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosVirginians got swindled out of a staggering $30 million in romance scams last year, according to reports filed with the FTC.Why it matters: It's just a fraction of the nearly ...

While may start as an innocent Facebook connection may cost you thousands of dollars. The FBI has issued a warning about ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2022 almost 70,000 people reported being victims of a romance scam. People aged 40 to 69 are the most likely to report losing money due to a ...

Romance scams have been on the rise for the past several years, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported falling victim to a romance scam to the FTC ...

In2023, Tennesseans over the age of 60 lost a collective of $43 million due to scams targeting the elderly, according to an ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2022 almost 70,000 people reported being victims of a romance scam. People aged 40 to 69 are the most likely to report losing money due to a ...

In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission reported losses to romance scams topped $1.14 billion among 64,003 victims. Full 2024 numbers have not yet been released, but for the first nine months of ...

Report romance scams to the FTC, the platform where the scam occurred, and consider contacting AARP's fraud helpline or the FBI. The Federal Trade Commission has reported more than 64,000 romance ...