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      • Sophia didn't expect to find that later down the line, she would be left with no partner and £300,000 in debt, after giving cash to the man she'd met. She's been speaking to BBC Asian Network, and says she was a victim of "romance fraud", and wants dating apps to take more steps to prevent it.

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    May 24, 2024 · Romance fraud is happening on a large scale across borders, yielding $1 trillion in profits by taking the age-old yearning for love and preying on it with the help of technology. Cecilie Fjellhøy, from the Netflix documentary 'The Tinder Swindler', shares her experience and talks about her work helping other victims.

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    Nov 16, 2021 · Sophia didn’t expect to find that later down the line, she would be left with no partner and £300,000 in debt, after giving cash to the man she’d met. She’s been speaking to BBC Asian Network, and says she was a victim of “romance fraud”, and wants dating apps to take more steps to prevent […]

  5. buckingham.news › i-wish-i-hadnt-given-300000-to-a'I wish I hadn't given £300,000 to a man I met online,' says ...

    Nov 8, 2021 · Sophia didn’t expect to find that later down the line, she would be left with no partner and £300,000 in debt, after giving cash to the man she’d met. She’s been speaking to BBC Asian Network, and says she was a victim of “romance fraud”, and wants dating apps to take more steps to prevent it.

  6. www.weforum.org › podcasts › radio-davosTinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion ...

    The Netflix documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is a mind-boggling case of so-called 'romance fraud' in which a charming, handsome - and apparently very rich - man meets women on a dating app - gets them to fall in love with him - and then cons them out of lots of money.

  7. phys.org › news › 2024-08-romance-fraud-doesntRomance fraud doesn't only happen online—it can turn into ...

    Aug 29, 2024 · Romance fraud (or romance scams) is what it sounds like—offenders use the guise of a relationship to gain a financial reward. In most cases, it's through the direct transfer of money from the...

  8. www.usatoday.com › story › newsSocial media mogul charged in plot that bilked $2M from ...

    May 16, 2023 · Phony romance plots have been identified by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as one of the most serious forms of online fraud, costing more than $1.3 billion in some years, more than any other...