With Valentine's Day approaching, the FBI has issued a stark warning about the rise of "sinister" romance scams targeting individuals online. These scams are emotionally and financially devastating ...

Scammers are getting sophisticated when it comes to catfishing older adults. Can you spot telltale signs you’re being conned ...

Nationwide Building Society has issued a warning about so-called romance scams in the run up to Valentine's Day. Many bank customers will ignore red flags - or warnings - as they are tricked into ...

The majority of authorised push payment fraud in the first half of 2024 started online, Take Five to Stop Fraud said, ahead of Safer Internet Day.

Predatory dating scammers may have cost the UK public more than £400m across just five years, according to Action Fraud reports.

Dorset saw over 500 dating scams reported in five years, with a 39 per cent rise since 2020, though underreporting suggests ...

He worked alongside hundreds of others aiming to steal money in a ‘pig butchering’ romance scam in a sophisticated operation designed to part unsuspecting victims from their cash.

Scammers often steal someone's identity or create fake profiles on dating and social media apps to meet victims. There's no surefire method to detect a fake. Some will use AI to deepfake video ...

Millions of households across the UK are being put on alert about fraudulent messages purporting to be from HMRC, with a surge in scam attempts anticipated in the days leading up to the self ...

Plymouth pet owners are being warned of a 'scam' doing the rounds. Plympton Erle Ward councillor, Terri Beer, has alerted the local community to an email being sent out regarding microchipping ...

With nine days to go until the self-assessment tax return deadline, Brits are reminded to be alert of potential scams involving criminals impersonating HMRC. Multiple scam texts, emails, and ...

When asked by a CBS news crew about those who had lost their life savings to the scammers operating on his dating platform, he told the outlet: 'Things happen in life. That's really difficult.' ...