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Romance fraud: Looking for love in wrong place proves costly

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By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A man and woman from New York will be sentenced this week for their role in a scam that defrauded a Virginia man out of more than $500,000. The victim from Annandale was one of several in a scheme that took in more than $2 million. Prosecutors say it is an example of romance fraud, a fast-growing form of crime that reached record levels in 2021. Fraudsters post fake identities on online dating sites and build rapport with their victims over a period of months. Victims, often elderly, sometimes lose their life savings. Federal prosecutors in Virginia have made prosecuting romance fraud a priority. 

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