Preying on loneliness and distrust of institutions, the category also had the second-highest median dollar loss at $5,000 per person (romance scams, while less common ... of digital fraud strategy at ...

And he said, ‘Beth, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I think you’re in a romance scam’,” Beth said. "He kept telling me it’s classic romance fraud. I said, ‘We’re in love.

Q. My 70-year-old female friend is a widow and was the victim of a romance scam. Could you please write about this scam so others will not be duped into thinking they had met their true love.

Christine Joan Echohawk, 54, was charged with laundering $1.5 million through online romance scams targeting elderly women.

PROVO — Provo police say an ongoing investigation into a "romance scam" highlights the need to protect elderly residents from falling victim to online scams in recent years that specifically ...

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 ...

Popular crossdresser and socialite, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, better known as Bobrisky, has claimed he recently fell victim to an online romance scam, losing $990 in the process. In a post on ...

First time caller, long time fraud. A local radio host running for City Council admitted he was duped into helping a romance scam artist get out of prison only for the ex-con to show he was ...

Charges have been filed against Joan Echohawk, 53, who is accused of laundering approximately $1.5 million in funds from elderly women through online romance scams. Pawnee County Sheriff Charges ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were more than 64,000 reported romance scams in 2023, raking in $1.14 billion dollars. The FBI has a special webpage specifically dedicated to them.

Popular Nigerian crossdresser and socialite, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, widely known as Bobrisky, has revealed that he was recently duped in an online romance scam, losing $990 to a fraudster.