HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With Valentine’s Day just weeks away, the FBI warned those looking for love to be cautious of romance scammers online. According to the FBI, a romance scam typically occurs when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust. Scammers then…
On most weekends, Tyre Nichols would head to the city park, train his camera on the sky and wait for the sun to set. “Photography helps me look at the world in a more creative way. It expresses me in ways I cannot write down for people,” he wrote on…
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — A Texas woman who played a role in internet romance scams that cheated victims out of a total of about $2.6 million was sentenced to over six years in prison on federal fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday. The video above is ABC13’s 24/7 livestream. Dominique Golden,…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. However, there is one type of romance scenario everyone is looking to avoid — falling in love with a scammer. These bad actors are constantly infiltrating popular social and dating apps on the lookout for legitimate users seeking a connection. Once they build…
article FILE-The Department of Justice seal, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A 36-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly defrauding a Holocaust survivor of his life savings in a romance scam. Peaches Stergo, of Champions Gate, Florida, is accused of engaging in a years-long scheme to…
Peaches “April” Stergo, 36, is accused of stealing $2.8 million from an 87-year-old unidentified man in what prosecutors are calling a “romance scam.” U.S. Attorney’s Office Peaches “April” Stergo’s Mugshot He was an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from New York looking for companionship. She was a 36-year-old woman from Florida looking…
A Texas woman who played a role in internet romance scams that cheated victims out of a total of about $2.6 million was sentenced to over six years in prison on federal fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday. According to KYTV 31-Dominique Golden of Houston, personally collected nearly $1.3 million in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas woman who played a role in internet romance scams that cheated victims out of a total of about $2.6 million was sentenced to over six years in prison on federal fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday. Dominique Golden, 31, of Houston, personally collected nearly $1.3…
Scams: How to spot fraud Getting scammed is messy and stressful so here are some ways to spot a scammer. LOS ANGELES – Many hopeless romantics may be rushing to find a valentine with Valentine’s Day being right around the corner, but they may not be aware that romance scammers…
article FILE-The Department of Justice seal, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A 36-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly defrauding a Holocaust survivor of his life savings in a romance scam. Peaches Stergo, of Champions Gate, Florida, is accused of engaging in a years-long scheme to…
