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

Seeking.com says AI-powered facial analysis and selfie verification help remove romance scammers before they can join the platform. Here's what to know.

Online dating apps and social platforms have become fertile ground for a form of fraud that weaponizes affection. The pattern ...

He met her two years ago on a “lonely hearts” social media website. Over time, the relationship progressed from a casual encounter to obsessively intertwined behavior. Conversations moved from ...

Large language models (LLMs) are being deployed widely by organized crime groups to help scammers generate ...

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

Federal authorities have detained five suspects in connection with an alleged $15 million romance scam that targeted more than 100 elderly Americans through online dating websites. According to the ...

According to prosecutors, a Facebook user convinced him to invest in a crypto scheme that did not exist after cultivating an online romance with the man.

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. She bit her lip; no messages. Her ...

Americans lose billions of dollars to scams annually but current tax laws often make the financial damage even worse. New proposed legislation could provide tax relief.

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her ...

A bill in the House would restore a pre-2018 rule that generally allowed a tax deduction for theft losses and would add other relief for fraud victims.