A new report from the Better Business Bureau highlights the top four scams that people encountered most frequently last year.

Jane was in love ... but not with her husband.

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 ...

A new federal report shows scams cost Iowans more than $50-million dollars last year. The Federal Trade Commission says it ...

Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, ...

Barnabas Jime took responsibility for his role, which authorities say involved others who actually posed as romantic ...

However, as our world has become increasingly digitised, unfortunately scammers have also developed specific tactics to defraud people online. A common method of online fraud is romance scams.

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.

Both types of scams involve financial grooming, where the scammer builds a relationship with the victim before perpetrating the scam. Financial grooming scams are often complex and devastating for ...

NUMBER TWO ARE EMPLOYMENT SCAMS. AND NUMBER THREE, THE ONE THAT I REALLY HATE ROMANCE SCAMS. ALL OF THESE ARE SCAMS THAT I’VE WARNED YOU ABOUT BEFORE. THE REPORT ALSO FOUND LAST YEAR THE ...