The emotional aftermath of the pandemic
2022-12-12
In the past five years, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), “people have reported losing a staggering $1.3 billion to romance scams, more than any other FTC fraud category.” In 2021 alone, that number was $547 million, which was a nearly 80 percent increase compared to the previous year.
That is from RF Jurjevics at Vice writing about romance scams targeting women and the men who’s social media photos are used by the scammers. Found via The Browser.