A woman has revealed how she thought she was speaking to Hollywood actor Johnny Depp on Instagram - only to be scammed out of ...

Pig-butchering crypto scams now drive global crime using trafficking and blockchain, posing a national security threat.

On social media, Kevin Ottomar, a project foreman from West Palm Beach, Florida, looks quite similar to Caleb Wilson, a North ...

Scott Cole told ABC News that since around 2010, he has been at the center of a social media romance scam nightmare.

A woman accused of being a member of a voice phishing ring based in Cambodia pleaded for leniency at trial, citing her ...

Authorities have arrested the daughter of alleged romance scam fixer Mmakgomo Doris ‘Linky’ Ngcobo on serious charges, ...

New figures show that romance fraud is up 19% in the first six months of 2025 resulting over £20 million being stolen. Former ...

"My career's been all about helping people ... Here, my likeness was being used to do something really awful." ...

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

Scott Cole, a 63-year-old man in California, has claimed his photos and likeness have been used for multiple fraudulent social media accounts for romance scams over the past 15 years.

When the victim attempts to withdraw their supposed profits, they are met with excuses, demands for exorbitant fees or taxes, or are simply ghosted. The website disappears, and the scammer cuts off ...

Police say case involving 52-year-old woman is among more than 40 online love scams recorded in past two weeks, with losses ...