The level of fraudulent activity is on the rise and a common, and heart-breaking, way criminals target people is by a romance scam.
Romance scams occur when criminals adopt fake online identities to gain a victims trust and uses the illusion of a close or romantic relationship to manipulate or steal from the victim.
In this video, our fraud experts discuss romance scams, describe how criminals target people, and detail the effective ways you can protect yourself, or loved ones, from being a victim.
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