Hear what happened to some as they speak out about being wrapped up in love scams and how they are bringing awareness to the issue.
It's not unusual for singles to go online or use an app to find love. Swipe here, a swipe there and you're hoping to find some sort of connection. But, for some, romance is dead, especially when they realize they've been scammed out of lots of money.
"I hadn't dated in 20 years or so. And he said everything, 'Oh, you're beautiful,' 'You're just perfect for me,'" Harding said."I've always trusted my own instinct. I kicked myself for a long time. I really kicked myself about, well, you know, 'You're smarter than this.' 'This should have never happened to you.
Her scammer created a website with a phony business. His fake identity had a LinkedIn page. And Harding said he may have used deep fake technology that manipulates sound and images to video chat with her for a little while. He told her he worked as an investment banker so when he asked for money in Bitcoin she gave in. In a new report released Thursday, the FTC says more scammers are luring victims to phony cryptocurrency investment schemes.
"It's an emotional roller coaster getting messages from people, daily, that I've never met saying, 'Hey, I want to confirm this is you' or 'What happened and why did you stop talking to me?' And you know, it's like really breaking out with somebody every single week," Denny said.
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