“Romance scammers exploit our most vulnerable citizens ... “The fact that an Army service member was involved in romance scams while serving as a soldier is appalling.” ...

scammers are following suit. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2022 almost 70,000 people reported being victims of a romance scam. People aged 40 to 69 are the most likely to ...

Federal agencies and tech companies are sounding the alarm on "romance scammers," many of whom live overseas and use the promise of a romantic encounter to lure in Americans. This problem has ...

While millions use these platforms to find love, scammers often lurk behind fake dating profiles to trick their victims into sending them money. Romance scams have been on the rise for the past ...

Graeme Marshall is a commander with the AFP. "The AFP is flipping the script on romance scammers on their real-life dialogue used to target the bank accounts and hearts of thousands of potential ...

Unfortunately, criminals are also on the hunt, but for victims, not romance. “Meeting people online has opened the door to romance fraud,” says Kim Casci-Palangio, program director of the peer ...

"I had been widowed at that point for 12 years and had never looked for another romance," she told me ... said about the scammers. "It may be six months before they ask for money.