The scammer's pleas that his spaceship was ‘under attack and in need of oxygen’ convinced an elderly woman to send him 1 ...

He is accused of spending $30,000 of Carol West’s money, a victim of a romance scam. “This is the young lady whose $30,000 ...

In 2024 the FBI received 17,910 complaints of romance scams to its Internet Crime Complaint Center. In total, those reported ...

The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an ...

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 ...

Carol West thought she'd found love online with who she thought was a retired US Army general. The 70-year-old now realizes ...

"They’ll offer to talk by phone, and they’ll use AI to disguise their voice or appearance and to make it look like somebody ...