Romance Scams and Financial Losses: Tactics, Payments, and Manipulation

On this episode of Inside the FBI, get the latest romance-scam statistics from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and learn how to protect your heart—and wallet—from these schemes.

For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. And to learn more about safeguarding yourself from romance scams and how to report suspected scammers to the FBI, visit fbi.gov/romancescams.

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