“I just felt my blood get hot, and my heart went down to the center of the earth,” says the 24-year-old, who requested that his name be withheld, citing concerns that the cybercriminals may track him ...

The Federal Trade Commission reports Americans lost $1.14 billion to romance scams in 2023, more than double the $547 million lost in 2022.

He worked alongside hundreds of others aiming to steal money in a ‘pig butchering’ romance scam in a sophisticated operation designed to part unsuspecting victims from their cash.

Now that Brad has reacted to the swindling story, fans want to know the answer to one question: How did the scam happen, and were the scam pictures of ... edited over other men lying in hospital ...