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...