The amount of money romance scam victims lost increased 60 per cent in the last six months, according to Barclays.
Victims of the scams lose £10,000 on average to fraudsters, research from the bank shows. More than a third of Britons have been targeted by romance scammers or know someone who has.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bea ... osses.htmlPeople aged between 51 to 69 account for more than a third of all money lost.