Stay ahead of scams

Your online boyfriend introduced you to his family and now they message you too? Learn the red flags of the fake family romance scam and what to check.

A stranger online is asking to trade private photos and promises to delete them? Learn the red flags of the photo trade trap before you send anything.

Someone is threatening to share your photos unless you pay? Do not pay. Learn the red flags, why paying backfires, and the exact steps to take right now.

You paid sextortion but they keep asking for more? That spiral is the scam working as designed. Learn the red flags and how to stop the cycle today.

A text says your bank account is frozen and gives you a link or number to fix it. Learn the red flags of a bank account frozen text and what to do next.

A text warns of an unauthorized transfer and asks you to confirm or block it fast. Learn how to spot the unauthorized transfer text scam and its red flags.

A suspicious login alert says someone accessed your bank account from a new location. Learn to tell a real alert from a scam text, with clear red flags.

An online flirt suddenly turned into blackmail and threats? You are not alone and this is survivable. Learn the red flags and exactly what to do now.

Your online partner asked you to cosign a loan or put your name on their paperwork? Learn the red flags of this romance scam and what to do instead.

Your online boyfriend keeps asking about your savings and plans for your money? That probing is a scam stage. Learn the red flags and what to do next.

Your online boyfriend asked for a small amount of money, and it feels harmless? That small ask is a test. Learn the red flags and what happens next.

An online friend says their wallet was stolen abroad and asks you for money? Learn the red flags of the stolen wallet scam and what to do before helping.

He works abroad on a rig or contract and you can never meet or video call? Learn the red flags of the working abroad romance scam and what to do next.

Your online boyfriend won't video call, and there's always a new excuse? That pattern is the tell. Learn the red flags and the one test that settles it.

Your online boyfriend is asking for money for a sudden medical emergency? Learn the red flags of this romance scam script and what to do before sending.

They're stuck at the airport and need money for a fee before the flight leaves? Learn the red flags of the stuck at airport scam and what to do instead.

Your online girlfriend needs money for a visa to finally visit you? Learn the red flags of the visa money romance scam and how to check before you pay.

A grieving widower online says you brought light back into his life? Learn the red flags of the widower romance scam and how to check before you trust.

Dating a soldier deployed overseas who can't call, can't meet, and needs fees paid? Learn the red flags of a soldier romance scam and what to do next.

Model photos, a dream job, and they picked you? A dating profile too good to be true often is. Learn the red flags and how to check before you invest.