1 day ago · Romance scams have cost victims millions of dollars. Messages that Shreya Datta, a tech professional who was a victim of an online scam known as "pig butchering," exchanged with a person who would ...

1 day ago · Here is a list of ways the FBI encourages folks to protect themselves from online romance scams: Be careful what you post and make public online. Scammers can use details shared on social media ...

2 days ago · Relationship investment scams are a recent type of romance fraud, causing reported losses to the FBI of nearly $4 billion in 2023. Called pig butchering by the perpetrators, criminals use dating apps, social media platforms, messaging apps, and even random “wrong number” text messages to target possible victims. The scammers are known to ...

Feb 13, 2024 · The woman's sister says she met the person, claiming to be Taylor Kinney from NBC's "Chicago Fire," through an online fan page.

1 day ago · Valentine's Day is a prime time for romance scammers to target victims for money and gifts. Scammers use social media to research their victims and build trust before employing tactics like ...

Scammers build trust through friendship, romance, or an offer to help achieve financial goals, typically over a period of weeks or months – known as a “long con.” They may suggest meeting in person but then come up with excuses so it never happens. In romance scams, they’ll often pledge their love quickly.

Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working. Last year’s romance scam numbers looked a lot like 2021 all over again, and it’s not a pretty picture.

Oct 7, 2024 · When a con artist fakes romantic interest in someone, crafting a too-good-to-be-true persona to weasel their way into the victim’s heart and steal their money, they’re conducting a romance scam....

Learn how to avoid romance scams. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact you through popular social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. The scammers strike up a relationship with you to build up trust, sometimes talking or …

In romance scams, a criminal uses a fake online identity to gain a victim's affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion of a romantic or close relationship to manipulate and/or...