Romance scams roundup: All of the romance scams you should know to keep your heart and bank safe It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when…

Romance scams roundup: All of the romance scams you should know to keep your heart and bank safe It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when…

Catriona MacPhee and Rachel Coburn BBC Disclosure On his dating profile, Harkins presented himself as a jet-setting, business-owning, “gym rat” Nine women separately told police about one of Scotland’s most prolific and predatory romance fraudsters in the years before his arrest, the BBC has found. Christopher Harkins was finally jailed…

MUMBAI: A lot can happen on a date. Why, one could even get scammed by the partner. In a dating scam case, 21 people, six of them women, have been arrested. The women would scout for targets on dating apps, call the men to restaurants on a “date”, connive with…

Imagine meeting someone for a date and being scammed! Well, this isn’t something new for people finding their matches online, but a recent scam pointed out by a Delhi man who paid a whopping bill of Rs. 17,983 on his date raised concerns about Delhi’s growing food scam. Here’s all…

Orange County Man Scams Woman Out of $50,000 According to a statement from Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, a 33-year-old Orange County man scammed a woman out of $50,000. In a press release shared to social media, D.A. Hoovler explains that Michael Benedetto of New Windsor New York allegedly…

While dating apps are attracting a lot of users, there has also been a rise in the number of scams Quite a few dating apps and websites are available for users. However, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reveals that dating scams are increasing in India. This is especially true…

SINGAPORE – Victims have lost about $1.72 million after falling prey to investment and job scams that involve fraudulent mobile apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. At least 32 such cases have been reported since January 2025, police said on Aug 1. Scammers would approach victims…

What’s the context? A projected 8 million deepfakes will be shared worldwide in 2025, risking a romance scam explosion. Deepfake video quality fuels romance baiting scams Software detects AI scams with more AI tools to come U.S. Senate proposes scam bill for dating apps JOHANNESBURG/LONDON – Beth Hyland thought she had…

Content Millions of people turn to online dating apps or social-networking websites to meet someone. But, instead of finding companionship or love, some end up becoming victims of romance scammers who leave a trail of broken hearts and empty bank accounts. What is a romance scam? A romance scam is…