The cold-hearted world of scamming is big business. American consumers lost more than $12.5bn to cyber-fraud last year, ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is scaling back its unit that deals with cryptocurrency enforcement. Scams using the ...

Online marketplaces like Face Marketplace, Facebook community buy and sell sites, Kijiji and eBay have made it more convenient to shop for bargains, but they have also made it easier to become a ...

Dating websites, apps and social media have made it easier than ever to meet someone special online. While millions use these platforms to find love, scammers often lurk behind fake dating ...

Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating apps and social media to build trust and then steal money. Signs of a romance scam include rapid relationship development, isolation from friends ...

EXCLUSIVE: As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard ...

In2023, Tennesseans over the age of 60 lost a collective of $43 million due to scams targeting the elderly, according to an ...

Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech ...

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 Americans. This problem has ...

It started with a "smile." Gary Dalrymple said he had just signed up for the dating site Silver Singles when a beautiful blonde woman named Gianna responded to the emoji he sent to her account.