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Associated Press @AP reporter in Rome. Formerly Brussels, Shanghai, Mumbai, Yangon, Phnom Penh, New York. Email: ekinetz@ap.org (RT ≠ endorsement)
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Scams in the U.S. are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more

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By Juliet Linderman Verified, Erika Kinetz Verified, Martha Mendoz
| WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL) Verified
NBC Universal, Inc. Texts telling people they have unpaid tolls are usually a scam to steal money and personal information, according to the FBI and FTC. When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him.
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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more

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By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman Verified, Erika Kinetz Verified
| MSN Verified
When Simon's wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he'd died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. And that was just the beginning. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost.
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Scams in the U.S. are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more

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By Juliet Linderman Verified, Erika Kinetz Verified, Martha Mendoz
| KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) Verified
When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. And that was just the beginning. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost.
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