Joe Novak’s Facebook pinged last year with a friendly message from a stranger. Little did he know it was the start of an ordeal that would tear his life apart.

Romance scams are becoming more and more high tech, with the use of manipulated video. Nikki McLeod bravely shares her story ...

Ever get a Facebook message from an old friend, only to find out it wasn't really that friend? That's exactly how a recent Facebook impersonation scam almost cost someone $2,500. A scammer hijacked a ...

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman police and a private investigator are looking into who scammed a township woman out of $220,000.

On social media, Kevin Ottomar, a project foreman from West Palm Beach, Florida, looks quite similar to Caleb Wilson, a North Carolina college alumnus, and Wilson Davis, a marine engineer in Ireland.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) -The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is warning the community about a romance scam targeting older adults in the county. “One of our amazing BCSO volunteers ...

Are you about to lose your Facebook page and everything on it forever? Another day, another bad guy trying to get access to your personal, private info. This latest one is scary because it hit last ...

A retired professor from Edinburgh has opened up on her experience after being caught up in a £20,000 AI romance scam. Nikki ...

It started with sweet words online. It ended with more than $3 million gone. In a disturbing reminder that romance scams remain a serious threat, especially to older adults, a federal jury found a ...

Scam ads on Facebook have evolved beyond the days of misspelled headlines and sketchy product photos. Today, many are powered by artificial intelligence, fueled by deepfake technology and distributed ...

Kenneth G. Akpieyi of Marietta was convicted on three federal charges for his role in a romance scam that defrauded victims out of more than $3 million. Prosecutors say Akpieyi posed as "Phillip ...