Americans who fall for romance scams built around fake cryptocurrency investments lose an average of $121,926 each, a figure ...

A $122M romance scam has been busted by Interpol as part of Operation First Light, a global initiative combating financial ...

A woman lost her savings to an AI-powered romance scam using a deepfake Dubai prince. Learn how these scams work and how to ...

Fraud expert David Maimon says scammers are going where the money is, convincing victims to withdraw funds from 401(k)s and ...

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and ...

It began with a simple “Hello” on the social media platform Threads. The retiree, who lives near the south-western German city of Karlsruhe and asked not to be identified, was puzzled by the message ...

A new AI-powered scam feature can detect romance scams, break the scammer’s psychological ‘spell’ and prevent victims from ...

The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

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 ...

A misfired sext to his wife exposed a three-year affair, and now his wife and his mistress have joined forces to demand he ...

On first glance, scammy dating profiles have nothing but green flags. They're verified accounts, often posing as handsome men in their 40s. Their photos tell the story of a laid-back, yet exciting ...

International security agencies, particularly the FBI, increasingly view Ghana and its West African neighbour, Nigeria, as ...