{"id":10459,"date":"2022-03-08T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=10459"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:22:22","slug":"are-you-the-victim-of-a-romance-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/are-you-the-victim-of-a-romance-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You The Victim Of A Romance Scam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg\" alt=\"So-called \u201cromance scams\u201d proliferate, with both women and men being taken for millions of dollars every year. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a press release on the topic of romance scams that cultivate a \u201crelationship\u201d and then move in the direction of investing in a \u201cgreat opportunity\u201d as part of a \u201ccouple.\u201d  With two out of five couples meeting online, people of all ages are more than likely in a relationship with someone they met through an app, on social media, or somewhere else in cyberspace. While online dating has increased the pool of available singles, it\u2019s not without problems.  People interested in a relationship only touch a button or swipe to see multiple options for your next date. But it\u2019s precisely that ease that makes online dating dangerous and expensive. In romance scams, where someone befriends another to convince them to send money. Anyone of any age can find themselves in this situation, especially if they are comfortable using dating apps.\u00a0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FiverRecoverysmall-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>So-called \u201cromance scams\u201d proliferate, with both women and men being taken for millions of dollars every year. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/LearnAndProtect\/AdvisoriesAndArticles\/CustomerAdvisory_RomanceScam.html\" target=\"_blank\">issued a press release on the topic of romance scams<\/a> that cultivate a \u201crelationship\u201d and then move in the direction of investing in a \u201cgreat opportunity\u201d as part of a \u201ccouple.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/are-you-the-victim-of-a-romance-scam\/#more-10459\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So-called \u201cromance scams\u201d proliferate, with both women and men being taken for millions of dollars every year. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a press release on the topic of romance scams that cultivate a \u201crelationship\u201d and then move in the direction of investing in a \u201cgreat opportunity\u201d as part of a \u201ccouple.\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[595,1646],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investment-fraud","category-securities-fraud"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are You The Victim Of A Romance Scam? &#8212;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The CFTC has issued a press release on the topic of romance scams that cultivate a \u201crelationship\u201d and then involve investing.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/are-you-the-victim-of-a-romance-scam\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Are You The Victim Of A Romance Scam? 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