Scam Survivor Stories

Romance fraud is a sustained process of psychological manipulation that exploits trust, intimacy, and emotional vulnerability to facilitate financial abuse.

It started with a pop-up warning that she’d been hacked. Then they came to her front door. Criminals impersonating the Federal Reserve used couriers to take over $1 million in cash and gold.

Approached through LinkedIn, scammers drew Gary into sophisticated crypto investment fraud. By the time his wife intervened, they’d stolen more than $4 million.

A man she met on Facebook Dating promised love, travel, and a future together. Behind the relationship was a romance scam, fake crypto investment, and money laundering.

An Indian consulate official told Priya he had a warrant for her arrest. Next, scammers impersonating Indian and U.S. officials stole more than $350,000.

A real-estate agent believed he had discovered a promising crypto investment strategy. Then, he realized it was a fraudulent trading platform.

The warning signs are there, but a husband is convinced a “too good to be true” investment opportunity is legitimate. Learn warning signs of scams.

Scammers posing as Europol officers create fear and urgency in potential victims.

A retiree is faced with physical problems and returning to the workforce as a result of a job scam.