TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The FBI has seen an increase in what's being called "romance scams" in recent years, including right here in Arizona.

The scam involves someone using a fake identity online in order to gain the affection of someone…

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Valentine's Day generates a lot of money for local businesses. But it can also generate money for scammers.

The FBI is asking those looking for love to protect themselves from being scammed. Officials say there's been…

PHOENIX --- Online lovers can crush Arizonans financially through romance scams, according to a Monday announcement from the Phoenix FBI office.

"Unfortunately, they prey on folks who might be lonely," according to Kevin Smith, a spokespers…

PHOENIX --- Arizona ranked number five in the nation for the number of victims being taken advantage of through online romance scams, according to online investigation service Social Catfish. Those are scams where a criminal creates a fake …

Oct. 3 is romance fraud awareness day and the FBI's Phoenix bureau took to X to share a message: Not everyone who uses online dating sites is looking for love.

As the popularity of online dating has skyrocketed some have been left with an e…

PHOENIX --- A local credit union reports a surge in sophisticated tech scams targeting Arizona banking customers, with some victims losing hundreds of thousands of dollars to fraudsters. 

OneAZ Credit Union officials warn the schemes typica…

PHOENIX -- Looking for love online? Be on guard: That suitor tugging at your heartstrings over text messages and emails may be interested only in your purse strings.

In Arizona, losses from online romance scams totaled more than $47 million…

PHOENIX --- Valentine's Day is on Friday, presenting a ripe opportunity for Arizonans to get got by romance scams.

There are several tactics scammers will use to prey on people looking for love during a lonely time, but there are even more …

Valentine's Day is this Friday and AARP Arizona wants to caution Arizonans to be careful with who they are talking to online.

The National Retail Federation estimated more than 50% of consumers will spend more than $27 billion on the holida…

Looking for love online? Be on guard: That suitor tugging at your heartstrings over text messages and emails may be interested only in your purse strings.

In Arizona, losses from online romance scams totaled more than $47 million in 2022 an…

PHOENIX -- Looking for love online? Be on guard: That suitor tugging at your heartstrings over text messages and emails may be interested only in your purse strings.

In Arizona, losses from online romance scams totaled more than $47 million…