In the late 1990s and early 2000s, "Nigerian Prince" emails became infamous — typically involving someone claiming to be royalty and asking for money that they promised would be paid back with a hefty ...

A 76-year-old New Jersey man lost more than $650,000 to an online romance scam. The scammer, posing as "Dorothy Forson," gained the victim's trust after his wife's death. The victim sent money for ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice charged four Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring linked to the theft of over $100 million in romance scams and business email compromise attacks.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Ghana man who pleaded guilty to an online romance scam that tricked 11 victims out of their money was sentenced to serve more than 5 years in prison by an East Tennessee judge ...