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    Nationwide records jump in men reporting romance scams

    by Vicky Shaw Feb 12, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Reports of romance scams involving male victims jumped by 40% between 2022 and 2023, according to Britain’s biggest building society.

    Nationwide, which analysed its own data, said there was a small 2% drop in scams involving female victims.

    One in five (20%) romance by men in 2023 involved victims aged 20 to 30.

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