Carlos Barragán’s reporting on young men in Nigeria who defrauded women over the internet illuminates a grim world of poverty ...

Seeking.com is publicly exposing romance scammers caught by its AI verification, and daring the rest of the dating industry ...

Romance scams aren’t rare. In 2024, Americans lost hundreds of millions to them. Rather than selling a fake product, these scammers peddle relationships to lure victims into sending them thousands.

Scammers using Connecticut-based bank accounts and addresses siphoned millions of dollars from middle-aged and elderly victims looking for love, according to federal authorities. Richard Fasanella, 56 ...

Criminals running romance scams have added a new weapon to their playbook: real-time deepfake video calls that let them pose as someone else on camera, pass visual “proof of identity” checks, and keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Romance scams lead to billions of dollars in losses worldwide every year. According to AARP, about 1 in 10 people age 50 and over ...