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Understanding romance fraud

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Romance fraud occurs when someone believes that they have met the perfect partner online, but in reality, they are in contact with someone using a fake identity for the purpose of extracting money from them. It’s thought that one in five targets of romance fraud never report their experience out of embarrassment, but there’s non-judgemental help available to anyone who has, or is, experiencing it.

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