In romance scams, criminals use fake online identities to gain trust and affection.

Romance scams are emotional cons disguised as love stories. Scammers build fake online relationships to manipulate people into sending money, gifts, or sensitive information. These schemes don't just ...

A bipartisan pair of senators is pressing the parent company of Tinder, a popular dating app, about algorithms they fear leave users vulnerable to "romance scams." In a letter, Sens. Maggie Hassan, ...

Last year, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 18,000 reports of confidence/romance scams that resulted in losses of more than $672 million. Perpetrators of romance scams ...

Dating apps have changed how people meet across the UK, making it easier than ever to strike up a conversation with someone new. But alongside genuine matches, romance fraud has grown fast, with ...