Warning after huge rise in number of men being romance scammed
by Vicky Shaw
Feb 12, 2024
3 minutes
Reports of men becoming victims of romance scams have increased massively, new figures suggest.
Male victims jumped by 40 per cent between 2022 and 2023, according to Britain’s biggest building society.
Romance-cons can mean big payouts for fraudsters, which is why they may spend weeks – or even months – “grooming” their victim before asking for money.
In one case seen by Nationwide, a customer met someone via social media who claimed to be serving in the
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