According to social media conglomerate Meta, romance scams are a common scheme in which scammers target people in a variety of ways – malicious texts or emails, dating apps, social media posts, ...
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 ...
CBS 17 spoke with one woman who said she met someone she felt a connection with online, but it led to her losing thousands.
According to recent data, certain states in the U.S. are more vulnerable to these scams than others. In this article, we ...
As more people go online to seek romantic relationships, and transferring money has gotten easier and less traceable, an ...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reissued her consumer alert to help protect residents from falling victim to online ...
Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, ...
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 ...
Amanda Forrester / [email protected] Romance is in the air, and unfortunately, so are scammers. The Michigan Attorney General is ...
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would ...
This problem has worsened over the years. More than $1 billion was lost to romance scammers in 2023, according to the Federal ...
While love is often celebrated on Valentine’s Day, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert regarding romance scams.