Desperately seeking decency. Under a new US law, online dating platforms must now alert users if someone they have interacted ...

A newly signed law saddles dating apps with a federal duty to help stop romance scams: They must warn users when someone who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. A 75-year-old B.C. woman says a romance scam that began on Facebook left her $60,000 in debt and with ...

As romance scams incur record losses, the law requires apps to notify users if someone they’ve been talking to is banned for fraud.

In the new National Geographic documentary "Super Scam Me," investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller shows how easy it is ...

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An older woman believed she was dating Elon Musk after an online impersonator sent affectionate messages and audio that sounded like the billionaire, her daughter told WSOC-TV in February 2025.

Do you know why the romance scam industry causes over $16 billion in fraud? It’s because everyone wants to feel loved. A widow ready to enter the dating scene or a single guy who builds up the courage ...

A 75-year-old B.C. woman says a romance scam that began on Facebook left her $60,000 in debt and with almost nothing to live on. Sharon Blakeborough told the Delta Optimist that the scam lasted about ...