Romance scam reports have risen 20% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from UK banking giant Barclays. The report found that romance scams are continuing to rise in ...

Statistics obtained by Romance Scams Advice through Freedom of Information requests show conniving dating scammers having stolen more than £100 million from victims across the UK since 2022. More than ...

On average, nearly eight cases of fraud in which money is stolen are reported in the UK every minute.

Online romantics are being warned to stay vigilant ...

The digital dating world feels exciting, fast, and full of possibilities, almost like walking into a crowded party where someone interesting might be waiting across the room. But not every smiling ...

OpenAI says scammers are using ChatGPT to commit romance scams and impersonate law firms. Learn the fastest verification steps to avoid AI-assisted fraud. Generative AI is making old scams feel new ...

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your ...