Online dating scams on WhatsApp are more rampant than ever, and Telegram isn’t far behind. Scammers are flocking to these ...
Valentine's Day is here again, and while some people are spending it with their partner, others might be getting unknowingly ...
On this Valentine's Day, if you're looking for love on social media sites or dating apps, you are not alone. But watch out ...
Valentine's Day is peak season for online romance scams, which accounted for $384 million in reported losses in the first nine months of 2024, the most recent figures available, a ...
A warning now for those who may wear their hearts on their sleeves this Valentine’s Day: so-called “romance scams” are surging across the globe and here in America. In 2022, American lost ...
It’s typically an overseas-based fraud where scammers connect with you online, form a relationship, then lure you into bogus cryptocurrency investments. The criminal may take weeks or months to ...
Crypto scams made up 60 per cent of the $300 million in investment fraud reported in Canada last year, according to the ...
Thinking of trying your luck with an online dating app, or getting to know someone you’ve met on social media? Before you do, ...
A man from Lake County is warning others this Valentine’s Day after being scammed out of $50,000 from a woman he met through ...
While dating apps may be the perfect place to find lasting connections, sometimes finding love can turn into a deadly encounter.
Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, victims lost $1.14 billion to romance scams, with the median loss per person ...
A scam referred to as “pig butchering”, where online scammers use romance to find targets, is on the rise costing people thousands of dollars. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian explains what a typical scam ...