According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers lost over $1 billion to romance scams in 2023. CT Buzz Host Natasha Lubczenko talked to April Helme, who is the daughter of a romance scam victim.

Crypto fraud revenue is estimated to have hit record levels last year amid a surge in so-called romance scams as cybercriminals leverage artificial intelligence and become more organized ...

The Connecticut Better Business Bureau says, behind investment scams, dollar wise, romance scams are highest in the state. And this $100k loss is the highest ever recorded locally in all of 2024.

The Better Business Bureau Serving Connecticut says that romance/friendship scams cost people more money than any other type of scam last year.. According to the BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report ...

A Nigerian national was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for his role in a business email compromise scheme that defrauded companies in Connecticut, New York, Colorado and Alaska. Okechuckwu ...

Online fraud tied to fake romantic relationships is growing fast, and the numbers prove it. In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received 17,910 romance scam complaints, totaling a ...

They used fake profiles to prey on dozens of women, peppering them with false promises of romantic relationships, and then ...

He said the scammers head to the internet and study the victim, preying on the relationships they have with people. "The romance scams, or the grandparent scams, they're prevalent in every area ...

Online fraud tied to fake romantic relationships is growing fast, and the numbers prove it. In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received 17,910 romance scam complaints, totaling a ...

In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received 17,910 romance scam complaints, totaling a staggering $672 million in reported losses.That’s up from the $600 million reported in ...

Romance scams are emotional cons disguised as love stories. Scammers build fake online relationships to manipulate people into sending money, gifts, or sensitive information. These schemes don’t ...