Washington, D.C. — Today, five federal agencies joined forces to remind the public about the ongoing dangers of romance scams. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S….
Online daters lost a record $547 million to scams in 2021: report | #lovescams | #datingapps
Romance scams have surged during the pandemic, cheating online daters out of millions of dollars in the quest for love. In 2021, consumers lost a record $547 million to romance scams, according to a report from the Federal Trade Commission. That represents an 80% increase compared to 2020 and brought…