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Love Stinks: Consumer Group Helps Lonely Evade Scams

The saying "love hurts" is proving true for consumers who have searched for romance online, only to lose thousands of dollars to a supposed suitor. The Sweetheart Swindle is often a long, drawn out process in which the con artist nurtures a relationship, and eventually convinces the victim to send money repeatedly over an extended period of time. While NCL’s Fraud Center has only been tracking this type of scam since July 2007, it gained enough momentum in the second half of the year to move to the top 10 scam list. Read more...

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