EXCLUSIVE: As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard ...

A new report from the Better Business Bureau highlights the top four scams that people encountered most frequently last year.

Scammers use texts and fake profiles to win trust and fleece billions of dollars per year from Americans. Ali Rogin speaks with investigative reporter Cezary Podkul about how these scams work and ...

Damages from special fraud cases, as well as investment frauds and romance scams on social media, totaled approximately 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in 2024, according to provisional figures ...

OAKLAND — A man who allegedly participated in a large scale romance scam was sentenced to two years in state prison, court records show. Barnabas Jime was described by prosecutors as the money ...

Dating websites, apps and social media have made it easier than ever to meet someone special online. While millions use these platforms to find love, scammers often lurk behind fake dating ...

A Las Vegas woman with dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship ran a “romance scam on steroids” that caused the deaths of three people, FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans said during a news ...

FBI A Las Vegas woman used dating apps to lure, sedate and steal from older men in a “romance scam on steroids” that allegedly resulted in at least three deaths, according to authorities.

A pig butchering scam is a type of long-term scam, which usually but not always combines the various forms of romance scams and investment frauds, in which the victim is gradually lured into ...