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

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft—the scammers go after your heart, and then your wallet.

One in four Americans say they've encountered a fake profile or AI-generated bot online, according to new data from McAfee.

According to the AARP Fraud Watch Network, nearly 1 in 10 adults over the age of 50 have been targeted by online romance scams