Bill Johnston-Walsh, state director of AARP Pennsylvania, said the emotional manipulation used in romance scams is what makes ...

Anola Johnson began innocently chatting with a man from LinkedIn—and less than a year later, she would lose nearly everything ...

In this excerpt from WIRED Book Club pick “The Yahoo Boys,” journalist Carlos Barragán traces one scammer’s journey from flop ...

Experts warn that AI-driven celebrity scams are making it harder for families to recognize financial exploitation early.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Romance scammers stole $672 million in 2024, and now the FBI is warning Kansas Citians to stay alert this Valentine’s Day. Federal investigators say criminals are targeting ...

Romance scams aren’t rare. In 2024, Americans lost hundreds of millions to them. Rather than selling a fake product, these ...

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

TULSA, Okla. — Cybersecurity experts warn consumers about a surge in AI-powered romance scams that are increasingly sophisticated and harder to detect. 2 News Oklahoma spoke with cybersecurity experts ...

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 ...

On social media, Kevin Ottomar, a project foreman from West Palm Beach, Florida, looks quite similar to Caleb Wilson, a North Carolina college alumnus, and Wilson Davis, a marine engineer in Ireland.

On first glance, scammy dating profiles have nothing but green flags. They're verified accounts, often posing as handsome men in their 40s. Their photos tell the story of a laid-back, yet exciting ...