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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two former Keller residents recently pleaded guilty to a romance scam that targeted the elderly. A local expert on fraud ...

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 ...

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 ...