LoginValentine's Day - is it love or a scam?
Internet users are being warned to be on their guard against fake online profiles
Posted 13 February 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: CTSI is warning Valentine’s Day daters about romance scams, with fraudsters using fake profiles, emotional manipulation and requests for money to cause serious financial and personal harm.
<strong> </strong>The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued a warning on the dangers of romance scams to would-be star-crossed lovers for this year's Valentine's Day.
According to card payment body UK Finance, romance scams cost the UK public £12.6m in a single year, with over 1,400 cases reported. Only £0.6m of the stolen money was abl...
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