Trust your gut. Get a German Shepherd. And set a pair of very large men’s work boots outside your front door. That’s the advice Dr. Ann Burgess, the focus of the 2024 three-part Hulu docuseries, ...

It seems that scams are everywhere these days — in our texts, emails, and phone calls to start. And con artists continue to become more sophisticated in the age of AI, so much so that a recent survey ...

Romance scams, or catphishing, are a deeply destructive category of fraud, often causing deep financial and emotional loss for victims, disrupting lives and in some cases leading to suicide. Here ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

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 ...

Joe Novak thought he had found a genuine human connection on social media. After the 51-year-old father shared a Facebook post about the challenges of caring for a son with celiac disease, a woman he ...

Valentine's Day should be about connection. However, every February also becomes the busiest season of the year for romance scammers. In 2026, that risk is higher than ever. These scams are no longer ...

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 ...

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and cybersecurity experts warn that the season of love is also the peak season for romance scams. As people swipe, match, and open up online on dating apps and ...