2 mins read 6 minutes ago A retired man in Florence, Alabama, lost $222,000+ to a crypto romance scam. Federal court documents filed this week say he was manipulated by a person posing as a young woman to transfer his savings into fraudulent crypto wallets. The U.S. government has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to permanently seize the funds. WAFF reported June 26 that investigators tracked the money through several wallets and exchanges before seizing it under a federal warrant.