Sometimes it feels like we are in the middle of a scam epidemic. From bogus investment schemes to phishing attacks, online fraud is becoming more frequent, more sophisticated, and more emotionally ...
Romance scams are emotional cons disguised as love stories. Scammers build fake online relationships to manipulate people into sending money, gifts, or sensitive information. These schemes don't just ...
Romance scams are hitting dating apps, making it easier than ever for scammers to try to get money from unsuspecting victims. Scam victim Jackie Crenshaw and anti-fraud expert Seth Ruden share both ...
Scammers are taking advantage of pandemic, according to FTC. When Mary Darby met the man of her dreams on a dating app, she thought she had hit the jackpot. “He told me that he fell madly in love with ...
Love can make people do crazy things. But in the digital age, it is also making people lose money, and a lot of it. A 63-year ...
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) are demanding answers from Match Group, parent of Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid. The bipartisan lawmakers want details on how the company ...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - You can call it different things, catfished, scammed. But the results are often the same, heartbreak and a drained bank account. At almost 70 years old, Mark Vaughn ...
We are all accustomed to reading about “pork” embedded in the legislation that comes out of Capitol Hill. The online scam known as “pig butchering” is something completely different. The scam involves ...
Before you go all-in on your relationship with that soldier stationed abroad, know this: Romance scams, specifically military romance scams, are increasing, and the objective isn’t love—it’s money.