Romance scams soar 80% in 2021 with $500 million stolen — big rise in people aged 18-29 sending money to people they met online
It’s a scam as old as the ages, targeting lonely people with promises of love — and it’s on the rise.
Researchers say there was no definitive cause for the uptick that could be gleaned from their data, but they suspected that it could be partially attributed to the coronavirus pandemic making lonely people isolated at home more susceptible to such scams. “Romance scammers are masters of disguise,” the report says. “They create fake online profiles with attractive photos swiped from the web. Sometimes they even assume the identities of real people. They may study information people share online and then pretend to have common interests.
— Kate Kleinhart, a widow from Pennsylvania “Tony” eventually said he wanted to get married and asked her to start looking for a house for them. All the while she kept sending him gift cards as he promised to pay her back when he returned to the states, showing her bank accounts that said he had $2 million in savings.
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