By Dan Ketchum for Spokeo So long as you’re at least a pescetarian, some nice hot catfish with a squeeze of lemon and a side of hush puppies can be a wonderful thing — way less so when you encounter ...

Romance scams have evolved into multi-million-dollar operations, preying on lonely hearts, hopeful romantics ... create fake profiles using stolen photos. In 2025, they let artificial intelligence ...

In fact, the data security and privacy firm found the risk for Americans being targeted by sextortion scammers rose 137% in ...

In addition, elderly individuals, former military personnel, and those seeking financial arrangements are among the most vulnerable to romance scams. Scammers deploy various tactics, from ...

It’s not only your money that you lost, your heart’s broken ... s not the only victim of identity theft. Romance scammers often reuse the same pictures over and over again, always handsome ...

Deepfake technology is becoming a more common and dangerous tool used in romance scams. Deepfakes are images, videos or audio that have been created by AI tools that may use real people and change ...

The FTC, AARP, and even the FBI are urging people to watch for signs of romance scams to avoid having their money stolen and their hearts broken. Here's what we know about romance scams and what ...

In a catfishing scam, the catfisher creates an entirely fake, entirely online identity, typically built around photos ... step in a romance scam, which can end in a broken heart (if you're lucky ...