Military dating scams are complex and take a lot of effort to put together, so scammers target multiple individuals at once. “The con artist behind the fake profile is usually a group of cons ...

These scammers often steal real military servicemembers’ names and photos for their fake profiles. Their online chats can feel real and quickly turn to talk of love or even marriage.

Online dating is more and more popular these days. Not only is it convenient, but it also offers more available singles than, say, your local coffee shop. While it does make meeting new people quite ...

Online dating scams and romance scams prey on victims at their most vulnerable, breaking hearts and emptying bank accounts.

Wortham says Facebook has a process to deal with fake profiles - once proven fake, they're deleted. Victims so far have been from Finland, Germany and the U.S.

That’s a $63 million jump from 2022, showing that the military community is a big target for scammers. The number of military members who lost money to these attacks went up by 7% to 30,948, per ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and potential scams they have come in contact with by calling 828-1329 or via e… ...

CBS News Chicago The Better Business Bureau is warning veterans and military personnel that they may be the target of scammers around Memorial Day. This is a common time of year for fraudulent ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Military members and their spouses are getting scammed for more money than civilian victims. On average military consumers are reporting larger losses to scams than ...

It's a military spouse's worst nightmare – getting word that their soldier has been injured or killed at war. And now, scam artists are taking advantage of that fear.

Military consumers lost more than $26 million to these scams in 2023. It is essential to carefully evaluate an opportunity and be wary if the entirety of the hiring process is done over text or email.