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Sens. Marsha Blackburn and John Hickenlooper have introduced legislation to crack down on scammers who use dating apps to ...

Spokeo explains how catfishing + phishing leads to catphishing, which happens when the grift goes from messing with your ...

Maybe the victim fell for an online romance scam or bought into a fake cryptocurrency exchange. Whatever the scheme, the money has vanished, sucked into a complex money-laundering network that ...

A northern Michigan woman is speaking out after losing tens of thousands of dollars to an elaborate online romance scam, and ...

There’s a darker side, though: Often catfishing is the first step in a romance scam, which can end in a ... it’s a whole other thing to stop and think before clicking a link “from a friend.” ...

By Andrea Albers Click here for updates on this story WEST BEND, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — Imagine receiving a message from a celebrity that sparks an exciting, whirlwind romance. It sounds like a scenario ...

With rising concerns over fake relationship scams, dating apps have been strengthening defenses for users. In a recent move, popular dating app Bumble has added new security features that will ...