Holiday Romance Scams: Stay Safe This Season

Holiday Romance Scams: Stay Safe This Season

The Season of Joy and Caution The holidays are meant to bring comfort, connection, and generosity. Unfortunately, it’s also the time scammers love most. For people searching for love or companionship online, this season can become a trap, when loneliness, generosity,...
Love, Loss, & Warriors Fighting Romance Scams

Love, Loss, & Warriors Fighting Romance Scams

“What am I going to do now?” It’s the whispered cry of millions of romance scam victims. The moment it hits—when love collides with betrayal, when tenderness is ripped apart by truth—you can feel the air leaving the room. Shock, denial, grief, and the crushing weight...
What Happened at the Senate Hearing?

What Happened at the Senate Hearing?

Romance Scam Prevention at the Federal Level I’ve just returned from one of my most surreal and powerful experiences: testifying in a United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. It still doesn’t feel real — walking into that...
The Victim Shame

The Victim Shame

Understanding the Shame Faced by Romance Scam Victims Romance scams continue to be a persistent and evolving threat. Despite widespread awareness campaigns, such as World Romance Scam Prevention Day, many victims are left grappling with deep-seated feelings of shame...
Hidden Costs of Scams

Hidden Costs of Scams

Fraud and scams are unfortunate but all-too-common parts of the modern financial world. From phishing emails to fake investments, fraudsters always seek new ways to deceive people and businesses. But there’s an aspect of this issue that often goes unnoticed: when...
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