Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love, but it’s also when crooks are working overtime on romance scams designed to steal ...

Two months of romance cost her a lifetime of savings.

Valentine's Day should be about connection. However, every February also becomes the busiest season of the year for romance scammers. In 2026, that risk is higher than ever. These scams are no longer ...

Romance is a lovely thing, but not when an online love connection is about to nab you for $3,000 ‒ or much, much more. As much as anyone would like to find a sweetie on a dating app, Instagram, or ...

VILE romance scammers sent the son of a dead woman footage of her body after she flew to Ghana to reclaim her stolen wealth.

Ahead of the most romantic holiday of the year, authorities Thursday warned people to be extra cautious on dating websites, apps or social media as scammers are looking to take advantage of people ...

Nigerian romance scams take $1.3 million from Norfolk’s coffers ...

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...