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 ...

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — As Valentine’s Day approaches and people turn to online dating in search of connection, a Minnesota woman’s experience highlights the growing threat of romance scams targeting ...

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 ...

A man from East Hartford was recently sentenced in an Iowa federal courtroom to nearly a decade in prison for helping orchestrate a romance scam that affected victims throughout the United States.

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Romance is a lovely thing, but not when an online love connection is about to nab you for $3,000 ‒ or much, much more. As much as anyone would like to find a sweetie on a dating app, Instagram, or ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Romance scammers are targeting older adults at significant rates, building trust over weeks or months before turning conversations to cryptocurrency investments. Love scammers ...

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...

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.