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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As Valentine’s Day approaches, the threat of romance scams is becoming increasingly real. The Kansas Bureau of investigation says in 2024 over 17,900 Americans fell victim to ...

Romance scams have evolved beyond fake profiles and obvious lies, with fraudsters now using AI-powered video impersonation, stolen social media identities, and long-term emotional manipulation to gain ...

New research shows that one in four Americans say they’ve encountered a fake profile or AI-generated bot online Between December 1, 2025, and January 22, 2026, McAfee blocked hundreds of thousands of ...

Romance scams are surging this holiday season, with Avast reporting a 64% increase in blocked dating scam attacks and high rates of victims falling for them. Scammers use emotional manipulation — ...

SOMEONE. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SAYS THAT ROMANCE SCAMS ARE WHEN SCAMMERS PLAY WITH YOUR HEART AND YOUR WALLET, AND THEY SAY THAT IT’S EVEN MORE DANGEROUS NOW BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE USING ...

In 2019, Brandon Dae Up Kiehm, 45, struck up a romance with a 44-year-old woman he met on the online dating app Bumble. About a year later, the couple set out to buy a house together in Brooklyn. But, ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- With Valentine's Day just days away, many people searching for love online are instead finding themselves targeted by scammers. Why romance scams are harder to spot Romance ...

YOUR SIDE COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP FIVE SCAMS OF 2025 AS REPORTED TO US, AND THE NUMBER TWO SCAM COST VICTIMS MORE THAN $600 MILLION LAST YEAR. OF ALL THE SCAMS, THE EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM HEARS ABOUT ...

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 ...