It began with a simple “Hello” on the social media platform Threads. The retiree, who lives near the south-western German ...

A 75-year-old B.C. woman says a romance scam that began on Facebook left her $60,000 in debt and with almost nothing to live ...

Some online romances feel too perfect for a reason—what seems real, attentive and intimate could be something else entirely.

While fraud is nothing new, today's scams are constantly evolving. The latest advances in technology, like artificial ...

Journalist Carlos Barragán tells Reema Khrais what drives Nigeria’s “Yahoo Boys” to crime and how they profit from loneliness ...

Abu Trica appeared at the Accra High Court for extradition proceedings linked to the $8m scam case. The court has adjourn the ...

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

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

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 ...