Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he ...

In an extract from his new book The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos, journalist CARLOS BARRAGÁN travels ...

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and ...

Carlos Barragán wrote “The Yahoo Boys” after investigating a fraud perpetrated on his mother.

It began with a simple “Hello” on the social media platform Threads. The retiree, who lives near the south-western German city of Karlsruhe and asked not to be identified, was puzzled by the message ...

Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he ...

The Yahoo Boys' author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and cybersecurity experts warn that the season of love is also the peak season for romance scams. As people swipe, match, and open up online on dating apps and ...

The digital dating world feels exciting, fast, and full of possibilities, almost like walking into a crowded party where someone interesting might be waiting across the room. But not every smiling ...

Worldwide, nearly 1 in 4 people say they’ve been scammed online. One of the fastest growing, and most devastating, types is the romance scam, where fraudsters pretend to fall in love, then ask for ...

Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., right, arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. Romance scams put banks in a bad spot, as our ...