‘They steal people’s money and their hearts’: Romance scams targeting Mass. seniors on the rise
As more people go online to seek romantic relationships, and transferring money has gotten easier and less traceable, an increasing number across the country — particularly older people — have fallen victim to fake romance schemes.
Valentine's Day, Romance Scam
Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, ...
This problem has worsened over the years. More than $1 billion was lost to romance scammers in 2023, according to the Federal ...
CBS 17 spoke with one woman who said she met someone she felt a connection with online, but it led to her losing thousands.
A man from Lake County is warning others this Valentine’s Day after being scammed out of $50,000 from a woman he met through ...
In Arizona, losses from online romance scams totaled more than $47 million in 2022 and 2023, according to data from the FBI ...
She says her mother fell in love with someone online who claimed to be the face of Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk.
Valentine’s Day was different for a victim of a romance scam. “I liked the way he was treating me. He made me feel happy,” ...
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