In the golden age of online dating and digital connections, love is only a click away—or so you think. Unfortunately, while some people are looking for soulmates, others are looking for suckers.

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina woman was looking for love in all the right places but ended up with a broken heart and an empty bank account. She's sharing her story with ABC11 ...

A 53-year-old French woman, identified only as Anne, has fallen victim to an online romance scam, losing some €830,000 ($851,000) to fraudsters impersonating Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. The fraud began ...

SACRAMENTO -- Stories like what happened to Carina, who has a PhD, are unfolding across the country as part of an epidemic of fraud. The 46-year-old is a self-described workaholic who fell for a ...

If you meet someone on social media or a dating website or app, how can you tell if their profile is real? They say they’re in the military — but scammers especially like to pose as military ...

Stream full episodes of “Crimes, Cons and Capers” now by downloading the Very Local app for free.Nancy Douglas has been through a lot. Her first husband died in a plane crash. For Nancy, love didn't ...

Have you been the victim of a romance scam? Help is on the way — courtesy of Netflix. Cecilie Fjellhøy, one of the victims duped by the titular con man in the Netflix doc The Tinder Swindler, teams up ...