How to tell if your dating app partner is a fake and trying to rom-con you
Those looking for love this Valentine’s Day are being warned about ‘rom-cons’ in which romance scammers target people on dating apps.
Across the whole of 2023, the average value of a romance scam was approaching £30,000, according to latest figures.
Fraudsters can spend weeks – or even months – “grooming” their victim before asking for money.
Once the fraudster believes their victim has developed an emotional attachment, this can be a trigger point for requests for money to be made, according to HSBC UK,
