Young West African ‘catfish’ scammers have turned cyber-fraud into a cornerstone of transnational crime by recycling age-old ...

Sextortion scams have become so widespread that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sending agents to Nigeria to help track down the perpetrators ... Once the images are obtained, the ...

A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you? And ...

Grandmother Donna Nelson sits alone in a Japanese jail for 23 hours a day, far from the life she planned with her online ...

One in eight romance scam victims are in a relationship when they first make contact with the fraudster, according to a law firm. Of those who have fallen to the scammers, nine out of ten meet the ...

money. . Romance scams typically occur slowly, often over a period of weeks or months, just enough time to gain the victim’s trust and build an intimate connection. Scammers seem to ...

These scams steal not only one’s heart, but also one’s trust, affection, confidence and very often, money. . Romance scams typically occur slowly, often over a period of weeks or months, just enough ...