According to social media conglomerate Meta, romance scams are a common scheme in which scammers target people in a variety of ways – malicious texts or emails, dating apps, social media posts, ...

Another report shared to the BBB Scam Tracker in November 2024 detailed how a scammer impersonated Elon Musk to steal $700 in ...

According to recent data, certain states in the U.S. are more vulnerable to these scams than others. In this article, we ...

New data from verification and anti-fraud platform Sumsub shows that three-quarters (75%) of UK dating app users have come ...

Kaspersky researchers detected over 414 000 ‘Nigerian’ email scams. These emails relied on messages that lured victims with enticing financial offers manipulating them into email exchanges which would ...

This problem has worsened over the years. More than $1 billion was lost to romance scammers in 2023, according to the Federal ...

Two in five single people say they are looking for love in February, so here are some ways to help make sure the ‘perfect ...

As Valentine's Day arrives, many are looking for love online, but authorities warn that romance scammers are also on the ...

It’s always a bad idea to message with a “stranger” off the app where you met, switching to the closed doors of WhatsApp or Telegram’s secret chats or similar. Don’t take that step until you’re sure ...

Love” and “scam” are four-letter words that, coupled together, have brought ruin to a lot of lives. It starts innocently enough, the promise of a solid relationship an irresistible hook for ...

According to the United States Secret Service, while Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to spend time with those we love, ...

The AFP is flipping the script on romance scammers this Valentine's Day (14 February, 2025), by revealing real-life dialogue ...