FTC says Americans lost $547 million to romance scams in 2021

Reports of romance scams hit record highs in 2021

[4] This figure is based on 2021 loss reports directly to the FTC categorized as romance scams and where the consumer identified an online ...

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Consumers reported losing $547 million in 2021 alone. A newly released data spotlight shows that in 2021 reported losses to romance scammers ...

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People reported a record $547 million in losses to romance scams in 2021. That's up about 80% from the reports the FTC got in 2020. In 2021, people reported ...

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In 2021, consumers lost a record $547 million to romance scams, according to a report from the Federal Trade Commission.

FTC says Americans lost $547 million to romance scams in 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that Americans reported record high losses of $547 million to romance scams in 2021, up almost 80% compared to 2020.

FTC: Romance Scam Losses Hit Record High in 2021

Romance scams are on the rise, with consumers losing $547 million to them in 2021 alone, according to new data published by the Federal ...

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Similarly, romance scams reported to the Federal Trade Commission rose 80% in 2021, with victims losing $547 million. These numbers are likely ...

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The Federal Trade Commission says reported losses to romance frauds in 2021 hit a new record: $547 million dollars.

Americans were catfished out of $547 million in 2021

Just as online dating flourished in 2021, so did romance scams, according to a new FTC report. · Victims reported losing $547 million to romance ...

Losses from romance scams hit a record $547 million in 2021, FTC ...

The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said that it measured a sharp increase in losses linked to romance scams in 2021, bringing total ...

FTC: Americans lost $547M in online romance scams in 2021

Americans lost a record $547M in online romance scams in 2021, the FTC says. KJZZ | By Vaughan Jones. Published February 12, 2022 at 1:43 PM ...

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The FTC—which only counts scams reported to its Consumer Sentinel Network, a database for scams and crimes like identity theft—said Thursday ...

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... FTC. In 2021, the median individual cryptocurrency loss was $9,770. While cryptocurrency losses were the costliest, the most common payment method for ...

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In 2021, reported losses from online romance scams in the United States reached 547 million U.S..

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According to the FTC, more than a third of the people who lost money to a romance scam in 2021 reported that it started on social media. And ...

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And, the numbers have skyrocketed in recent years. In 2021 alone, losses hit a record $547 million, six times more than the reported losses in ...

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The Federal Trade Commission's data spotlight shows that in 2021 reported losses to romance scammers were up nearly 80 percent compared to ...

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In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 79,700 reports of romance scams, with total losses in excess of $547 million and a ...

Romance scam losses reach 'record high' in 2021 with $547M, up ...

An estimated $1.3 billion was lost as a result of romance scams over the past five years, the FTC found. Victims reportedly lost $547 million in just 2021.

Romance scams on the rise FBI warns - KSNV

The FTC says Americans lost $547-million in 2022 to romance scams, up a staggering 80% from 2021. “I think every day should be romance Scam Awareness Day,” said ...