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==Scam 13. Romance scams== | ==Scam 13. Romance scams== | ||
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| text = “I was in an ‘internet-only’ romantic relationship with a man for two years. Like me, he had lost his spouse. We messaged each other every day. When his daughter became very ill, he said he needed money to pay her medical bills. I sent him $20,000 by wire transfer. A month later, he stopped answering my messages. I contacted the police, but they couldn’t find him. He had vanished.”<br>- Rita, Vancouver | | text = “I was in an ‘internet-only’ romantic relationship with a man for two years. Like me, he had lost his spouse. We messaged each other every day. When his daughter became very ill, he said he needed money to pay her medical bills. I sent him $20,000 by wire transfer. A month later, he stopped answering my messages. I contacted the police, but they couldn’t find him. He had vanished.”<br>- Rita, Vancouver | ||
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