The Federal Bureau of Investigation is
warning of online romance scams, an ongoing online fraud trend that can lead to
large financial losses, as well as devastating emotional scars. The scammers
behind this type of fraud are using fake online identities to gain their
victims' trust on social media and dating websites. Once the targets are lured
in, scammers are taking advantage of the illusion of a romantic relationship to
manipulate them into sending them money or financial information later to be
used in other types of fraud schemes. The 2019
Internet Crime Report published by FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3) says that romance scams (also known as confidence fraud) are behind
higher financial damages when compared to other reported online crimes.
Single & Penniless: FBI Warns of $475M Lost to Romance Scams
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