Learn how to avoid romance scams. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact you through popular social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. The …

Scammers of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations make fake profiles, sometimes using photos of other people — even stolen pictures of real military personnel. They build …

2024年2月14日 · They might be a romance scammer, like those who stole more than $1 billion from people last year. How do the scams start, and what can you do to avoid one? When you …

2022年6月3日 · Leaving broken hearts and empty bank accounts, romance scammers give love a bad name.

As your social media and mailboxes fill up with new year’s greetings, you might see some unfamiliar names. Are the messages from long-lost friends or romance scammers trying to get …

2015年7月15日 · If your online sweetheart asks for money, you can expect it’s a scam. Unfortunately, online dating scams are all too common. There may be tens of thousands of …

Scammers say and do things that can tell us they’re lying — and they’re not who they pretend to be. Of course, to hear or see those clues, we have to get past the panic scammers make us …

Online Dating Scams Has an online love interest asked you for money? Scammers know millions of people use online dating sites. They are there, too, hiding behind fake profiles. Professes …

Romance scammers might contact you on social media or dating apps saying they want to get to know you. It’s true love, they say, but they live too far away to meet. Maybe because of work, …

2019年2月12日 · If you suspect a romance scam, cut off contact right away. Then, report to the scam to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint . Notify the dating site where you met the scammer, too.