Online romance scams are growing at a dizzying pace, some dragging on for months or years. Here's how to avoid getting your heart and money stolen:
Some of the scams drag on for months or years, and leave the victims crushed emotionally and financially. Just this week, federal officials announced that Americans lost $201 million to online romance scams last year -- nearly a 40% jump since 2018.Here's how to avoid getting your heart and money stolen: They claim to be in these professionsRomance scammers start off with fake profiles using someone else's identity.
Anyone who demands payment by gift card is always a scammer," the Federal Trade Commission said. After they get the gift card number and its PIN, they can immediately retrieve the money loaded on it and the process is difficult to reverse."Once they've done that, the scammers and your money are gone, usually without a trace," the FTC says."Here's the thing: Never send money or gifts to a love interest you haven't actually met. It's a romance scam.
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