Anola Johnson began innocently chatting with a man from LinkedIn—and less than a year later, she would lose nearly everything ...

Chief Correspondent and Executive Editor, "Eye on America" Jim Axelrod is the chief correspondent and executive editor for CBS News' "Eye on America" franchise, part of the "CBS Evening News." He also ...

This Valentine’s Day, lots of people are going to be out in search of love — in the case of online romance scammers, they’ll be looking for a big payday. We talked with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the ...

TULSA, Okla. — Cybersecurity experts warn consumers about a surge in AI-powered romance scams that are increasingly sophisticated and harder to detect. 2 News Oklahoma spoke with cybersecurity experts ...

Romance scams are on the rise, and they are costing Americans hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Report, romance scams (and the similar confidence scams, which ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage.

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

Romance scams aren’t rare. In 2024, Americans lost hundreds of millions to them. Rather than selling a fake product, these ...

Protect your­self when dating online. Like most other parts of our every­day lives, dating and forming long-lasting relation­ships have gone online. Online dating can lead to real connections, but it ...

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS (KAIT) — As Valentine’s Day approaches, a podcaster is warning others about romance scammers after her mother lost more than $200,000 to online dating fraud. April Helm’s ...