If you're looking for love this Valentine's Day, beware. Meta has a warning for you—here's what to keep your eye out for.
Ahead of Valentine's Day and as part of our global anti-scam awareness campaign to protect people online, we’re sharing relevant tools, research and tips.
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, plenty of people are wearing their hearts on their sleeves while seeking genuine ...
The rise of online dating ... scammers often struggle to maintain consistent details across their fabricated personas. Their stories frequently contain discrepancies about professional backgrounds ...
Authorities have texted more than 5000 potential victims in Australia to warn they may have been targeted by romance scammers based in the Philippines. The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC), in ...
Financial fraud takes many forms, but romance scams are arguably the most devastating. They exploit not just finances, but also emotions, leaving victims heartbroken and betrayed. Think you're ...
A growing street phone scam in New York City is defrauding victims of significant sums of money, with over $76,000 stolen last year. Criminals request a seemingly legitimate donation via transfer ...
Operation Firestorm is a global operation launched by the JPC3 in August 2024, to address and disrupt offshore organised crime networks deceiving Australians through romance, cryptocurrency and ...
“Because in order to get the money you have to give more money.” “Scammers know that he is well-known and the richest person in the world, so they use the allure of his success to try and manipulate ...
Romance scams are a type of online fraud where scammers create fake identities to deceive people into romantic relationships, with the ultimate goal of stealing their money or personal information.
Go figure. There's a group of investment fraud lawyers who researched how much money was lost from romance scams in every state. Illinois made the top ten list of states who took the most losses, and ...