Valentine's Day should be about connection. However, every February also becomes the busiest season of the year for romance scammers. In 2026, that risk is higher than ever. These scams are no longer ...

The FBI is reminding those looking for love ahead of Valentine’s Day to stay vigilant. On Wednesday, the bureau shared a post on social media warning Americans of what it’s calling “romance scams,” ...

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS (KAIT) — As Valentine’s Day approaches, a podcaster is warning others about romance scammers after her mother lost more than $200,000 to online dating fraud. April Helm’s ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The promise of love and connection, leading to an empty heart and empty wallet – the unfortunate but very common tale of romance scams. And this Valentine’s Day season is ...

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2024 Annual Report, romance scams resulted in at least $672 million in reported losses – with over 17,000 complaints. These scams often ...

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

When Mariah Carey opined in the '90s that "love is a scam," she was being literal. The big picture: Phone scams have grown exponentially over the past few years, with the ubiquity of "romance scams" ...

Fraud is not a problem that is stabilizing. It’s accelerating. Tech support scams, imposter scams, investment scams, romance ...

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