Melanie McGovern was scrolling through her Instagram feed in February 2024 when she saw her 16-year-old niece had sent her a ...

Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating apps and social media to build trust and then steal money. Signs of a romance scam include rapid relationship development, isolation from friends ...

As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard-earned savings.

EXCLUSIVE: As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard ...

and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., have introduced a bill that would require dating apps and social media companies to remove or flag scammers from their platforms and issue notifications to users ...

It started with a "smile." Gary Dalrymple said he had just signed up for the dating site Silver Singles when a beautiful blonde woman named Gianna responded to the emoji he sent to her account.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $8.2 million worth of USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency that was stolen via 'romance baiting' scams. Previously referred to as 'pig butchering,' in ...

The scam took place in the Chinese city of Shenzhen where the woman behind the scam, identified herself as Liu Jia to all the men involved, believed to be in their 30s. After a brief period of ...

On Saturday, the Special Task Force of Delhi Police received information about a gang using dating apps to scam people at a bar inside a mall in East Delhi and arrested four people. After hours of ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested in Pretoria following allegations that he was involved in a romantic scam that defrauded ... Police spokesperson, Christopher Singo, said the suspect reportedly ...

Phony investment schemes took Iowans for nearly $20-million , while the second-most expensive were romance scams, costing nearly $8-million. Iowans can report fraud, scams, or bad business ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has introduced a new piece of legislation that would help to prevent dating app scams. Sen. Blackburn teamed up with Senator John ...