Sometimes a relationship or marriage rests on a long con called “Romance Fraud.” That is, an abusive person establishes a relationship primarily to secure access to the target’s money, home, ...

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 ...

We often think of fraudsters as people on the opposite side of the world. They will manipulate and exploit victims through words on a computer screen or loving messages through the phone. But romance ...

Romance scams have evolved beyond fake profiles and obvious lies, with fraudsters now using AI-powered video impersonation, stolen social media identities, and long-term emotional manipulation to gain ...

Romance scams reports may increase around Valentine’s Day (awareness campaigns certainly do), but these confidence scams are a year-round threat, leaving victims with deep financial and emotional ...

Romance scammers are posing as savvy investors flaunting fake profits, Nationwide Building Society is warning. The society said it was seeing criminals moving away from “dramatic emergency pleas” and ...

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 ...

Each year, millions of people flock to social media and dating apps in search of connections. Unfortunately, fraudsters will be right behind them. The rise of AI technologies such as deepfakes and ...

The Federal Trade Commission warns of new scams related to the ongoing conflict in Iran, targeting individuals' money and ...