A 75-year-old B.C. woman says a romance scam that began on Facebook left her $60,000 in debt and with almost nothing to live ...

A 77-year-old woman in Western New York thought she was talking to a man named “Oliver Wilson.” Federal prosecutors said the ...

Trust your gut. Get a German Shepherd. And set a pair of very large men’s work boots outside your front door. That’s the advice Dr. Ann Burgess, the focus of the 2024 three-part Hulu docuseries, ...

Joe Novak thought he had found a genuine human connection on social media. After the 51-year-old father shared a Facebook post about the challenges of caring for a son with celiac disease, a woman he ...

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — As Valentine’s Day approaches and people turn to online dating in search of connection, a Minnesota woman’s experience highlights the growing threat of romance scams targeting ...

It seems that scams are everywhere these days — in our texts, emails, and phone calls to start. And con artists continue to become more sophisticated in the age of AI, so much so that a recent survey ...

Valentine's Day should be about connection. However, every February also becomes the busiest season of the year for romance scammers. In 2026, that risk is higher than ever. These scams are no longer ...

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your ...