The consequences of falling for a romance scam can be devastating, both financially and emotionally. They're something a 67-year-old woman who now lives in her car in Vista knows all too well.

Romance scams are common online, with older Americans facing the largest financial losses. Americans lost about $650 million to romance scams in 2023. A California woman is out tens of thousands of ...

A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday. The ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An 81-year-old Kirkwood woman pleaded guilty to identity theft after being accused of acting as a "money mule" for an online romance scammer for more than six years. Glenda ...