Richard Fasanella and John J. Intoci helped launder nearly $9 million stolen from people across the nation, mostly through ...
Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can ...
The FBI reported that in 2024, approximately 59,000 individuals fell victim to romance scams, losing over $672 million.
Five major U.S. banks are engaging in costly litigation rather than reimburse fraud claims of a 72-year-old dementia patient who lost $337,000 in a romance scam. The victim's lawyer says banks are not ...
Welcome to Spot the Scam with our sponsor, Clearwater Credit Union. SVP of Payment Operations Brittany DeVries and Detective Ethan Smith with the Missoula Poli ...
Romance scams and other "pig butchering" frauds are growing rapidly. Should banks refund the stolen money? Not all agree on the answer to that question.
Scammers allegedly target widows and divorced women using obituaries and public records to craft convincing financial scams ...
Romance scams like the one that happened to Look are known as pig butchering. These scams are drawn out over weeks or months, "fattening" the victim with loving words and promises and personal images ...
Scammers are using shared hobbies and support groups to build trust, move chats to apps and steal thousands from local victims.
A serial romance scammer, who told victims he worked for the BBC and MI6, has been jailed for more than five years. Kitchen ...
Naabanyin Aniagyei-Cobbold, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced in Des Moines, Iowa to nine years in prison. He must pay more than $1.5 million back to his victims.
If you get these messages, it’s probably a scam.