Beware, online daters: Looking for love, you could end scammed instead


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  • Wednesday, 21 Feb 2018

An estimated 82,000 U.S. consumers who've used dating sites in the past three years have been scammed by individuals who shower them with compliments, romantic texts messages and promised dates, only to bilk them for money, the Better Business Bureau said. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Looking for love online can leave you with a depleted bank account as well as a broken heart. 

An estimated 82,000 US consumers who've used dating sites in the past three years have been scammed by individuals who shower them with compliments, romantic text messages and promised dates, only to bilk them for money, the Better Business Bureau said this week. 

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