Keanu Reeves keeps me up at night, Brad Pitt wakes me up in the morning, and don’t even get me started on Liam Neeson. The thing is, all they want to do is talk. Via social media. About needing gift cards. One of my recent conversations with Liam Neeson went…

MIRAMAR, Fla. – A 30-year-old Miramar woman could spend up to a decade in prison for laundering millions of dollars from American victims on behalf of an African romance scammer, prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Cristine Petitfrere pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on…

A woman in Miramar, Florida, pleaded guilty to laundering $2.7 million after she was accused of committing fraud via romance scams, according to a September 11 statement from the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said Cristine Petitfrere, 30, used bank accounts to receive funds and sent some of the money to…

Inside an overseas romance scam targeting American men online – CBS News Watch CBS News Scammers overseas are targeting Americans’ hearts and their wallets. Men, who believe they’re speaking with women online, are lured into sending them money — but that money often ends up in the hands of young…

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, “Nigerian Prince” emails became infamous — typically involving someone claiming to be royalty and asking for money that they promised would be paid back with a hefty commission added once the purported royal offspring came into his inheritance.  Most people know by now…

We all know a story where someone’s best friend’s sister’s yoga instructor’s dental hygienist was drunkenly swiping on a Thursday night and came across the love of their life. Tall. Broad-shouldered, good teeth, lives alone, and has a successful career? This could be the one. They have everything in common,…

A 60-year-old Queensland woman has lost more than $200,000 in an online romance scam and police say it is unlikely she will get any of it back. Cairns Police Detective Acting Inspector Cindy Searle said a man claiming to be deployed in an overseas military service first contacted the Cairns…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) — Investigators are warning about a scheme that is becoming all too familiar: romance scams. The FBI warns that criminal networks are targeting their victims for a new purpose: turning their victims into unwitting money mules. A money mule is someone who moves illegal money for…

What are romance scams, who are victims, how do we protect ourselves? FBI’s Herbert Stapleton speaks about romance scams: what they are, who are its victims, and how to stay safe. Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star After her husband died, former Indianapolis resident Rosalie Douglass slowly began looking to make a…

Kylee Dennis remembers exactly where she was when she received a phone call that would change her career path. It was a summer night in January 2023 when a close friend called. “I was settling in for the night with a glass of Chardonnay when she phoned and said, ‘You’re…