The woman, in her early 70s, went online to meet people after the death of her husband, police said. She was lonely and signed up for Match.com, a free dating site, and soon began exchanging emails, ...

A WOMAN has been swindled out of £15,000 (€17,850) after she transferred money to a fraudster she met on a dating site. The PSNI has warned the public to be vigilant over “romance scams” following the ...

Experts are warning about the risks of romance scams ahead of Valentine's Day. As of 2023, there were 11.1 million online dating users in the UK, and it is estimated that by 2028, there will be almost ...

An elderly Nanaimo woman learned a hard lesson when she was looking for love and fell prey to a notorious dating site scam that bilked her of almost $100,000. Following the death of her husband, the ...

A woman who fell victim to an online dating scam has said "you do blame yourself". Deborah Cole, from Hampshire, gave £700 to a man she believed was an American widow named "James Richards" after he ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. York Regional Police ...

Cathy Armstrong says alarm bells started going off when she got a panicked call from a man she'd been speaking to after meeting on a dating site, saying he'd been detained by authorities in Berlin.

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Five men and a woman have been charged in connection with an alleged scam involving an internet dating site. Hampshire Police arrested the suspects following a "lengthy investigation" into the alleged ...

Romance scams target people who are lonely, isolated, and don't know much about crypto to steal thousands of dollars.