Spokeo reports that common tactics used by romance scammers include secrecy and excessive affection.

In a world where love is just a click away, romance scams are finding new ways to steal hearts—and wallets—with a little help from artificial intelligence. Behind the sweet words and perfect pictures, ...

"It becomes so big that I can't even do anything about it," Scott Cole said of the constant use of his photos Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

Romance scams are on the rise, with Floridians losing millions to online fraudsters. Learn how these scams work, what red ...

Romance scams are emotional cons disguised as love stories. Scammers build fake online relationships to manipulate people into sending money, gifts, or sensitive information. These schemes don't just ...

Before you go all-in on your relationship with that soldier stationed abroad, know this: Romance scams, specifically military romance scams, are increasing, and the objective isn’t love—it’s money.

It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when it comes to online dating scams ...

Romance scam victims recovered more than P20 million in 2025 through prompt reporting to authorities, according to the ...