The search is on for a man suspected of carrying out an elaborate romance scam. Police believe a man named Fred Dick has conned at least eight women, allegedly fleecing them out of tens of thousands of dollars. In a story you’ll see only on News4, a dogged detective from…

A 26-year-old Indonesian man was shocked to discover just 12 days into his marriage that his wife, whom he had been dating for over a year, was actually a man attempting to scam him out of money. The revelation shocked the Chinese internet, with many observers left astounded that the…

Romance scammers prey on vulnerable victims, often the elderly, pretending to offer attention and companionship all the while siphoning off funds through cash and other gifts.  “In the last year, Americans were defrauded out of more than $200 million due to romance scams,” said U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. “Whether these…

Two women have been charged in yearslong “romance schemes” to dupe a number of elderly men out of more than $7 million, Manhattan federal prosecutors said in a court filing. The women, identified as Rosanna Lisa Stanley and Gina Guy, defrauded at least 16 victims out of millions of dollars…

Two “callous” congirls duped at least 16 lonely old men out of more than $7 million in a long-running romance scam, Manhattan federal prosecutors said. Rosanna Lisa Stanley and Gina Guy reeled in the “elderly” marks with tall tales about kidney and liver transplants and paid the grifters big bucks for bogus…

Paul Moseley BBC News, Norfolk BBC A scammer posted as Rag’n’Bone Man, who has won three Brit Awards A woman said she felt “sick and angry” after being conned out of more than £2,000 by a scammer posing as Rag’n’Bone Man. She told the BBC she paid the money to…

The latest Barclays Scams Bulletin focuses on romance scams, as data shows the average romance scam claim is £8.9K for women – 2.5 times the average for men The value of romance scam claims more than doubled in May/June compared to March/April More romance scams took place in July last…

A new wave of scams has emerged in the country where women are trapping men on dating apps and exploiting them financially in connivance with bar and pub owners. These scams have targeted unsuspecting men who are lured into meeting at specific establishments. Once there, the victims are pressured into…

Maggie said it was during a glitch in their video call that the scam was uncovered. (Source: 7News) A Perth widow has opened up about the moment she realised she had been caught up in a romance scam. Maggie Ayres jumped on online dating after her husband of 46 years…