Romance Scams Cost Would-Be Lovers $1 Billion
Romance scammers ripped off about $1 billion from would-be U.S. lovers in 2021, up from $600 million the year before and the third highest amount of scam losses reported by the FBI in 2021.
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Romance scammers ripped off about $1 billion from would-be U.S. lovers in 2021, up from $600 million the year before and the third highest amount of scam losses reported by the FBI in 2021, reports Pew Stateline. The scammers use the illusion of a romantic relationship to get into the heads of their victims and earn their trust before asking for money. State attorneys general say they’re likewise seeing a rise in romance scams, partially due to the isolation brought on during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys general say they have little success at recovering money or criminally charging romance scammers because they often are overseas and out of their jurisdiction.
