A Virginia grandmother has been fending off the FDIC in a two-year court battle — after getting victimized in a $2 million ...

“So-called romance scams involve building a relationship and trust with the victim so that the target willingly provides ...

Searching for A’s name on social media like Facebook yields hundreds of accounts. Though each account is separate, the ...

A Buffalo-area contractor claims an online romance scam drained his accounts, leaving customers with unfinished projects and ...

An FCA review uncovered cases where financial firms missed opportunities to prevent romance scams, which cost victims ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deputies are warning the public of online scammers after a Clay County man lost six figures in a romance scam that lasted nearly seven months. According to a Facebook post from the ...

Let’s briefly consider a hypothetical scenario. Say you’ve been single for a long time and are becoming jaded about the state of current dating apps. Once-promising leads keep ghosting you, and the ...

Cambridgeshire Police's cyber and fraud prevention team see four incidents of romance fraud a week [Getty Images] A police force says "education is key" in preventing romance fraud, after a woman in ...