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2. Victims of online dating scams speak out on what they’ve ...

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   Romance scams — a type of con in which online fraudsters lead a person on with talk of romance (typically in the form of manipulative love-bombing) before eventually swindling them out of hard ...

3. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.

4. Romance Scams: 7 Warning Signs and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   The FBI reported losses of over $956 million to romance scams in 2021, ... According to the Federal Trade Commission, the average cost of romance scams for individual victims was $2,400 in 2021.

5. 'My childhood sweetheart took £42k from me' - AOL

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   Co-founder Anna is supporting more than 40 victims of romance fraud in the UK, many who have been turned away by the police. With her support, Alice reported her case to Action Fraud.

6. My Mom’s Experience With Romance Scams Taught Me ... - AOL

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   Rory Macleod explores the shame scam victims like his mom have felt and the misplaced ... That means that the $12.5 billion that was reported to the FBI in 2023 due to romance scams, tech ...

7. Love hurts: Romance scam steals millions, sends Burlington ...

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   How a romance fraud works. Scammers typically adopt a fake online identity, then quickly develop a close relationship to manipulate victims by email, online messages and phone calls.

8. 6 Common Phrases Used by Romance Scammers, According to a ...

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   That’s when a romance scam comes in. It can happen to anyone. A type of financial scam, romance fraud is when “a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust.

9. Romance scammer jailed and ordered to pay $1.2m back to victim

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   Federal prosecutors say that the victim lost around $1.2m in the fraud. Oladimeji received just 20 per cent of the money but is responsible for fully paying back the victim unless he can get his ...