Most people only wake up when their bank accounts have been raided and the "prince" has long faded into safety.

Millions of fake accounts are gone on Facebook but the platform's initiatives have faced backlash from users who claim their profiles were mistakenly deleted.

Rachel Maddow takes a look at the sudden flood of artificial intelligence-generated fake stories on social media, using false stories with her at the center as examples. These false stories have her doing everything from rescuing Texas flood victims,

Inmates in North Carolina jails are allegedly orchestrating phone scams, targeting families by impersonating bail bondsmen and demanding payments for fake early releases.