A Perth woman has been left homeless after losing her life savings of over ₹4.3 crore ($780,000) to online scammers while looking for love. According to a report by news.com.au, 57-year-old Annette Ford is now couch-surfing across Western Australia as she struggles to secure affordable housing in a retirement village—while…

In December, Oklahoma officials say, Jason Morris persuaded his online, elderly girlfriend to send him $120,000 to pay for an oil vessel carrying 700,000 barrels in Alaska he said he owned to return to shore. Once the rig returned, she and Morris would move in together, he is alleged to…

Love is in the air with ABC News Studios’ new documentary series, but it’s anything but romantic. Debuting next Tuesday, May 20, Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam takes a chilling look at the lonely hearts business, the people who lose everything through online romantic scams, and the people…

ABC News Studios* Today, ABC News Studios announced “Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam,” a new three-part docuseries that begins streaming Tuesday, May 20, only on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. There’s big money in the lonely-hearts business with online scammers primed to take advantage of…

In the three-part docuseries Hey Beautiful: Anatomy Of A Romance Scam, directed by Andy Robertson, three women who were contacted by scammers that used the pictures of the same good-looking man as bait and ended up giving the scammers thousands of dollars come forward to tell their stories. Opening Shot:…

A 43-year-old woman from Los Angeles was arrested in Mexico for allegedly luring at least four older men on online dating apps, enticing them into meeting her in person, then drugging and robbing them, FBI officials said. Aurora Phelps is believed to have lured victims over online dating apps and…

The arrest of a 52-year-old Thai woman named Orathai at Hat Yai International Airport in Thailand is allegedly connected to Thailand’s largest romance scam, which involved stealing 6.3 billion baht (US$186 million) from a multinational company in 2022. The scam used a fake LinkedIn profile of a US army doctor…

Kenneth G. Akpieyi, 44, from Georgia, was convicted in a Louisiana federal court on July 25 for his role in a romance scheme involving stringing women along online and then extracting millions of dollars from them. Akpieyi was convicted by the jury on all three counts of the superseding indictment,…

Patrick Barlow BBC News, South East Getty Images A woman lost her house after she was scammed into sending thousands of pounds to romance fraudsters, Kent Police said A Kent woman said she lost her home after being scammed out of nearly £100,000 in a romance fraud. Sarah, from Swale,…

AI-powered con used mobile games and fake video chats to trick women into sending money to a scammer posing as the Hollywood star. MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A scam involving a Keanu Reeves impersonator has affected victims across the country, including a Marion County resident. The scam, conducted with…