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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant abou… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...