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 a major threat all across the country. In 2024, there were 65,000 cases just reported, more than $1.1 billion.

It’s called catfishing. As described by Merriam-Webster, “catfishing is defined as the act of creating a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes." You ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman typing on a smartphone. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa It began with a simple "Hello" on the social media platform Threads. The ...

At first glance, fake dating profiles have nothing but green flags. They’re verified accounts, often posing as handsome men in their 40s. Their photos tell the story of a laid-back, yet exciting life ...

As Congress considers how to respond to AI-enabled fraud, it should also revisit a tax code that treats victims differently depending on whether they were manipulated with promises of wealth or ...

The Nashville Division of the FBI recently said that more than 500 fans lost $12 million in romance scams, as it warned the public about several other fraud schemes targeting the music industry and ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

He met her two years ago on a “lonely hearts” social media website. Over time, the relationship progressed from a casual encounter to obsessively intertwined behavior. Conversations moved from ...

The median reported loss for romance scams was $2,218 in the third quarter of 2025. Romance scammers will frame their pitch one way for a 25-year-old woman and another for a 55-year-old divorced male, ...