In December 2024, a man named Jason Morris persuaded his online girlfriend — a senior woman living in Oklahoma — to send him ...

While way more sophisticated than emails from a wealthy Nigerian prince, this smishing text was just the latest in an ...

VALPARAISO — Local police say they have identified a suspect in a credit card skimming scam that may reach beyond the city. Police said they responded Saturday to two local businesses regarding ...

If you suspect or know your parents have been targeted by a romance scammer, help them report the crime and claw back any ...

Key takeaways Scammers are increasingly using text messages for fraud (smishing): As technology has evolved, so have scams — moving from phone cal ...

Older adults are often targeted: Americans age 60 and over lost more than $356 million to confidence/romance scams in 2023, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime ...

A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Mercy Ojedeji, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and the unlawful use of fraudulent ...

An investigation into a Nigerian romance scheme could land a man in prison for decades after he fraudulently obtained a student visa and admission to the University of Missouri.

Eventually, the person she was texting started asking her for money. He claimed to need cash for food. "I would even tell ...

The woman allegedly manipulated four elderly women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars each by using aliases, the ...

One victim sold her house to send $600,000, according to an affidavit, while another sent $40,000 in gift cards.