A specialist fraud squad investigation led to the arrest of dozens of romance scammers. The arrests were made in both the UK and Nigeria as part of a coordinated effort against online fraud.

OpenAI has announced the suspension of several accounts associated with Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers, and influence operations, including a campaign targeting a prominent woman, for using ChatGPT to gather data on Americans and generate emails.

A report reveals the 'horrific' truth behind romance scams preying on vulnerable Australians, uncovering that many perpetrators are themselves victims of human trafficking forced into the illicit operations.

Icelandic police received reports of twenty romance scam cases last year, where fraudsters on dating sites and social media swindled unsuspecting individuals out of 70 million krona by feigning love.

Romance scammers are reportedly using online games such as Words With Friends to build trust with grieving individuals before requesting untraceable gift card payments.