State Attorney General William Tong has released a new PSA to help warn about the dangers of romance scams. Tong explained that people on the verge of being scammed are lured in with a story involving ...

It began with a simple “Hello” on the social media platform Threads. The retiree, who lives near the south-western German ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some online romances feel too perfect for a reason—what seems real, attentive and intimate could be something else entirely.

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 ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your ...