Scammers create fake profiles on dating apps or Facebook in order to strike up a relationship with unsuspecting users. A romance scam can start as simply as receiving a text from an unknown number ...

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

The Better Business Bureau has released its annual scam tracker report for 2024. The report shows the most popular scams and ...

Michon Raquel Griffin, 46, of Raleigh pleaded guilty July 10 to charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and making false statements on an individual income tax return form, according to a ...

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 ...

Online romance scams are a growing concern for senior citizens in Pennsylvania Online romance scams are a growing concern for senior citizens in Pennsylvania, with scammers often targeting ...

OAKLAND — A man who allegedly participated in a large scale romance scam was sentenced to two years ... Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in ...

A pig butchering scam is a type of long-term scam, which usually but not always combines the various forms of romance scams and investment frauds, in which the victim is gradually lured into ...

The Canadian government has highlighted "romance scams" in its travel advisory for Ireland. "If you’re travelling to Ireland to meet someone you’ve otherwise only met online, you may be the ...