UKPI points to several ways AI is enhancing the ability of fraudsters to engage in romance scams. LONDON, UK, August 6, 2026 -- UK Private ...
Everyone has had a scam call, received a sketchy email or been sent a suspicious message online. Having someone try to defraud you is now so normal, it’s one of the most universal human experiences ...
Criminals running romance scams have added a new weapon to their playbook: real-time deepfake video calls that let them pose as someone else on camera, pass visual “proof of identity” checks, and keep ...
An elderly woman from Cambridgeshire has lost hundreds of pounds in a romance scam after meeting a man on an over-60s dating ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Online dating scams cost Brits over £106 million a year, and a dating app has called for more to be done to protect victims. Cherry Dating has warned that romance scams are worsening and no longer ...