Romance scams like the one that happened to Look are known as pig butchering. These scams are drawn out over weeks or months, "fattening" the victim with loving words and promises and personal images ...

Leonnie Robson targeted nine men online over a 16-month period, conning them out of a total of £8,176 after spinning lies including that she had cancer and her daughter had died by suicide ...

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Leonnie Robson, 35, preyed upon susceptible male victims on sites including Facebook between March 2024 and May 2025. In every case, she would establish a romantic connection with them before ...

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Serial romance fraudster Leonnie Robson targeted vulnerable men on Facebook and dating websites, conning nine victims out of more than £8,000 ...

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Leonnie Robson (pictured), 35, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, targeted nine victims in just 14 months, between March 2024 and May last year.

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An East Hartford man was sentenced in Des Moines, Iowa, to nine years in prison and ordered to pay back $1.5 million to his victims for a nationwide romance scam. According to public court documents ...

Originally published The Women’s Tech & Telecom Partnership’s 2026 edition of “The Impact Report“ Equipping Americans on the Digital Front Lines to Fight Back in the Agentic Era. A recent news report ...