The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and ...

People looking for connection on dating apps are losing money they will never recover, sent through a payment system designed ...

A misfired sext to his wife exposed a three-year affair, and now his wife and his mistress have joined forces to demand he ...

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 just ...

Veterans, especially those who may be seeking companionship after service, are often lured into trusting relationships with ...

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

Romance scams come at a huge cost that goes far beyond broken hearts. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data (1) shows $298 million in reported losses from romance cons originating on social media in ...

Scamless expands its AI-driven social media scam detector that identifies Instagram DM scams, Facebook Messenger fraud, ...

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...

A new report found that romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020 -- the ...