MANILA, Philippines — Romance scam hubs are offering fraudulent jobs to Filipinos seeking work abroad, luring them into becoming scammers with fake dating profiles, according to the Bureau of ...

This kind of fraud is known as “pig-butchering” because the gangs say targets are led like hapless pigs to slaughter. It is ...

Romance scams are emotional cons disguised as love stories. Scammers build fake online relationships to manipulate people into sending money, gifts, or sensitive information. These schemes don't just ...

It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when it comes to online dating scams ...

The bilingual handbook similarly emphasizes that the scammer should quickly enmesh themselves in the target's life. The ...