Australian and Philippine authorities have taken steps on Valentine’s Day to help would-be victims avoid hurting their ...

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “ romance scams ” ahead of ...

Romance scams cost US victims over $1 billion in 2023. Authorities warn of rising online fraud, as tech firms crack down on ...

Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use ...

Nigerian scammers target victims in various countries including Vietnam with emails offering moneymaking opportunities and gifts and defraud them, cybersecurity company Kaspersky warned.

As Valentine's Day fills social media feeds with messages of love, it also marks a peak season for romance scams, with fraudsters preying on both hearts and wallets.

"Love is blind" takes on a more sinister meaning ... turning fantasies into lucrative and dangerous criminal enterprises. Romance scams have become the most common type of fraud in 2025 and ...

and private sector anticipate a rise in love scams in the Philippines. Online scammers prey on vulnerable individuals, exploiting their emotions through social engineering tactics to deceive them ...

“Romance scams are an epidemic. They prey on people from all walks of life. The scams typically originate via text, social ...

She was heartbroken when she finally realized that it was all a con and followed the patterns of other romance scammers looking to take advantage of vulnerable singles looking for love ultimately ...

South Africans on social media have congratulated Brenda Ngxoli on landing a new role in the upcoming rom-com 'A Scam Called ...