Instagram offers three elements scammers thrive on: scale, trust and plausible deniability. Threat actors can create or hijack accounts in volume. Once they do, they can start luring victims with ...

POLICE have revealed the ‘romance scam’ red flags for single people to look out for this Valentine’s Day. In 2025, these evil ...

The FBI is urging the public to be cautious of potential romance and confidence fraud scams ahead of Valentine's Day.

Sankt-Petersburg Russia April 13, 2018: Apple iPhone X on office desk with icons of social media network instagram application on screen. Social network. Starting social media app. Photo taken at ...

Dating apps and social media platforms are prime targets, luring unsuspecting victims into financial traps often involving ...

On social media, Kevin Ottomar, a project foreman from West Palm Beach, Florida, looks quite similar to Caleb Wilson, a North Carolina college alumnus, and Wilson Davis, a marine engineer in Ireland.

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 ...

A mom has been left homeless after handing over $344,000 to Instagram scammers posing as Hollywood hunks and pop stars who ...

Australians looking for romance online as Valentine’s Day approaches are being targeted by scammers with authorities warning ...