A romance scam can start as simply as receiving a text from an unknown number asking if you'd like to hang out or getting a friend request from someone you don't know on social media. Once you ...

Mary W. rushed over to her mother-in-law’s apartment in Forest Hills one cold Thursday evening last year.“She was ...

EXCLUSIVE: As romance ... text messages. Don’t answer calls or texts from any unknown numbers. Never give out personal information over the phone or text. Limit what you share online. Scammers ...

Experts are warning about the risks of romance scams ahead of Valentine's Day ... "They're really happy to talk to you on text, and send lots of messages on text, less comfortable on phone ...

As her story shows, even someone as successful and connected as Likins — who roomed for a time with the rock star Stevie Nicks — could fall victim to a devastating romance catfish scam.

CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) - Valentine’s Day is a time for love but some romance is not ... get personal information. Scams can start on social media, dating apps or text messages.

The origin of a lot of these scams? Dating apps. Now, Tennessee lawmakers are looking to protect the hearts and wallets of seniors with the 'Romance Scam Prevention Act.' Collegedale Police says ...

As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert on Pig Butchering, a sophisticated scam that combines a romance scam with ... and by ...

“We talk or text each other every day ... Eventually, Macleod figured out that his mother had been the victim of three romance scams over eight years and that at least $800,000 had been stolen from ...

The FTC has shared in a new report an alarming statistic linked to romance ... to such scams beginning online. This is certainly much greater than the $1.9B we see being lost through more common means ...

She texted back, "I'm at a meeting right now, I can only text if that works. Need you to run a task urgently." It continued: ...

Spokeo explains how catfishing + phishing leads to catphishing, which happens when the grift goes from messing with your ...