Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Online romance scams are more prevalent than ever and Valentine's Day is prime time for thieves. In 2024, there were 65,000 cases ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla — Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love, but it’s also when crooks are working overtime on romance scams designed to steal people’s hearts and their money. The Better ...

Valentine’s Week isn’t just about roses, heart-shaped candy, and awkward dinner reservations—it’s also prime season for one of the most emotionally manipulative scams on the internet. While people are ...

FBI Nashville is warning the public about fraud schemes targeting the music industry after one romance scam stole $12M from ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE REPORTS ON HOW TO SPOT THEM. THE NEWS EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM HAS BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT ROMANCE SCAMS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW, AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT ...

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 ...

Romance is in the air with Valentine's Day just a few days away, and you know who's looking for love? Scammers. It's one of the harsh realities of online dating: Scammers posing as singles trying to ...

Love is in the air- and so are scammers. With Valentine's Day being just around the corner, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is warning New Yorkers to stay cautious ...

When Mariah Carey opined in the '90s that "love is a scam," she was being literal. The big picture: Phone scams have grown exponentially over the past few years, with the ubiquity of "romance scams" ...

FBI field offices across the country are warning about the ongoing rise in romance scams as more people turn to online dating and social media to find love ahead of Valentine’s Day. Officials said ...

The median reported loss for romance scams was $2,218 in the third quarter of 2025. Romance scammers will frame their pitch one way for a 25-year-old woman and another for a 55-year-old divorced male, ...