The fraud is part of a broader ecosystem of what have become known as 'fake Dubai prince' scams targeting both hearts and ...

The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

A misfired sext to his wife exposed a three-year affair, and now his wife and his mistress have joined forces to demand he ...

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and ...

A Filipino domestic worker was duped out of her life savings by a sophisticated romance scam. The con artist, using ...

She thinks this person is a famous celebrity. All her friends, and even a therapist have warned her, but she won't listen.

Scamless expands its AI-driven social media scam detector that identifies Instagram DM scams, Facebook Messenger fraud, ...

In this excerpt from WIRED Book Club pick “The Yahoo Boys,” journalist Carlos Barragán traces one scammer’s journey from flop to fortune.

Authorities are trying to recover items a North Jersey man bought with $100,000 he allegedly swindled from a European woman ...

International security agencies, particularly the FBI, increasingly view Ghana and its West African neighbour, Nigeria, as ...

The scam: "Hi Mum, I've got a new phone" or messages about missed deliveries. Fraudsters send out mass messages suggesting ...

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 ...