Victims were spread across multiple states, the sheriff says.

"Never send money or gifts to a sweetheart you haven’t met in person," the Craven County Sheriff's Office said.

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Patrick Giblin was like the American version of the "Tinder Swindler" -- but without the private jets, CNN reported. He wooed women with stories about his respectable family -- his father was a judge, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Last year Floridians lost tens of millions of dollars to romance scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission. It happens more than you might think. A local woman, Carol West, ...

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A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests of 260 people suspected of links to online romance and extortion scams, the international policing organisation said on Friday.

Let’s briefly consider a hypothetical scenario. Say you’ve been single for a long time and are becoming jaded about the state of current dating apps. Once-promising leads keep ghosting you, and the ...