Spokeo explains how catfishing + phishing leads to catphishing, which happens when the grift goes from messing with your ...

While millions use these platforms to find love, scammers often lurk behind fake dating profiles to trick their victims into sending them money. Romance scams have been on the rise for the past ...

While may start as an innocent Facebook connection may cost you thousands of dollars. The FBI has issued a warning about romance scams.

(Mainichi/Ryotaro Nishimoto) MAEBASHI -- A 64-year-old man in this east Japan city was deceived out of about 97.8 million yen (around $655,000) through a romance scam, the local police announced ...

He said, "This is a romance scam on steroids." In another case, Phelps went on a lunch date with a man in July 2021 at his home and slipped him a prescription drug. She then stole his iPhone ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two Lexington County men have been sentenced for their involvement in business email compromise and romance scams, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kenneth J.

FBI asks victims of alleged romance scam to come forward The FBI on Friday issued a news release asking other possible victims to come forward after prosecutors filed a motion to unseal the ...

A Las Vegas woman is being accused of using online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugging them with sedatives and stealing hundreds of thousands of ...

“This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Las Vegas division. One of the four victims, who were targeted in 2021 and 2022, awoke from a ...

The Federal Trade Commission has advice to avoid losing money to a romance scammer. “The bottom line: Never send money or gifts to a sweetheart you haven’t met in person.” The FTC includes a ...

The Canadian government has highlighted "romance scams" in its travel advisory for Ireland. "If you’re travelling to Ireland to meet someone you’ve otherwise only met online, you may be the ...