Romance scams have evolved into multi-million-dollar operations, preying on lonely hearts, hopeful romantics, and even the ...

Meta said it recently worked with research firm Graphika to take down romance scams in three common categories.

Valentine's Day is a prime time for romance ... scammers “start to build the relationships,” Valentine’s Day is a time when they will ask their victims for money, gift cards, or pictures ...

Roach knows how easy it is to fall for an online romance scam. It almost happened to her back in 2016. "I went and signed up ...

Using fake profiles, beautiful pictures ... women over 40 who are divorced, widowed, elderly, or disabled. The scam usually starts with an “innocent” contact online and builds from there ...

Philippine and Australian officials are warning against romance ... The scammer would portray herself as “a kind-hearted Filipino woman living in Australia or a local female resident in the ...

Philippine and Australian officials are warning against romance ... The scammer would portray herself as “a kind-hearted Filipino woman living in Australia or a local female resident in the ...

We constantly work to find and disrupt romance ... pictures on the suspicious account against a public figure’s Facebook and Instagram profile pictures. If there’s a match, we’ll take the account down ...

Most commonly, the perpetrators are men targeting women over 40 who are divorced, widowed, elderly, or disabled. The scam usually starts with an “innocent” contact online and builds from there.