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 ...

Scammers operate everywhere—job recruitment sites, across social media, on dating apps and in your text messages. Arguably the most hurtful and damaging of these scams is romance scams ...

Online romance scams do just that. To avoid being devastated this way, it helps to understand the intricacies of this type of crime. Take our quiz to find out how much you know.

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 ...

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.

Lawmakers are now pushing a bipartisan bill requiring dating apps to warn users about flagged accounts as experts warn AI is making scams harder to spot. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports for Saturday ...

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 ...

A 47-year-old Nigerian man, Darlington Akporugo, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with a nationwide romance scam, US Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced. According ...

Fake, a romance-scam thriller inspired by the best-selling book of the same name by Stephanie Wood, is set to stream on ITVX on April 20 and begin airing weekly on ITV1 on April 26. In the ...

There's a darker side, though: Often catfishing is the first step in a romance scam, which can end in a broken heart (if you're lucky) or a significant financial loss (if you're not). Catfishing ...

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 ...

A 47-year-old Nigerian, Darlington Akporugo, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges related to a romance scam that targeted victims across the United States. This was announced by ...