CLEVELAND, Ohio — Romance scams rarely begin with a demand for money. They more often begin with a flattering profile, frequent messages and a relationship built to make a later financial request seem ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Romance scammers are stealing millions of dollars from Ohioans. Now the state’s attorney general is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Imagine meeting someone online and building a strong connection. They’re attractive, relatable, and tell you they’re in love. Yet, offering a slew of excuses, they won’t meet you.

Prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases as Secret Service agents traced funds from thousands of victims to launderers in ...

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant and took out her phone. She ...

Last year marked a record high for romance scams in the United States. The growth in romance scams comes in part from acute ...

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...

Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Grindr, and Bumble are where millions turn every day to find potential partners, but these dating apps are also used by cybercriminals to carry out romance scams. In a typical ...

The FBI San Diego Field Office warned the public Friday about a type of romance scams known as “confidence fraud,” an online method fraudsters use in which friendly or romantic relationships are ...

Journalist Carlos Barragán tells Reema Khrais what drives Nigeria’s “Yahoo Boys” to crime and how they profit from loneliness. Reporter Carlos Barragan spent years getting to know some of these young ...

FBI field offices across the country are warning about the ongoing rise in romance scams as more people turn to online dating and social media to find love ahead of Valentine’s Day. Officials said ...