Scott Cole, a 63-year-old man in California, has claimed his photos and likeness have been used for multiple fraudulent ...

Romance scammers have allegedly been using the photos and likeness of a California fitness trainer to make convincing catfish ...

Scott Cole told ABC News that since around 2010, he has been at the center of a social media romance scam nightmare.

A woman has revealed how she thought she was speaking to Hollywood actor Johnny Depp on Instagram - only to be scammed out of ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Even with Valentine's Day approaching, some romances, especially those involving a world-famous pop star, may not always be as they appear. Case in point, a Houston man appeared in ...

The Family Service Agency, Community Bank of Santa Maria, and Santa Maria Police Department held a fraud awareness and ...

Amanda Holden has revealed that scammers impersonated her in a “romance fraud”, exploiting her name and image to defraud a ...

If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “romance scams” ahead of ...

Romance fraudsters prey on people's emotions, police have warned, after a widow was targeted three separate times. Cumbria Police said a man in the county, who had recently lost his wife, struck up ...

Kenneth G. Akpieyi of Marietta was convicted on three federal charges for his role in a romance scam that defrauded victims out of more than $3 million. Prosecutors say Akpieyi posed as "Phillip ...