Chris Mancinelli looks at a 2021 photograph of him with his father, Alfred, who died last year, at his home in Collegeville, Pa., on Oct 22, 2024. Americans lost an estimated US$12.5bil to online criminals in 2023, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, including US$652mil in losses tied to romance and confidence scams. — The New York Times
When Chris Mancinelli walked into his father’s home for the first time after the 79-year-old man died last summer, he stopped to look at family photos displayed on the refrigerator door. Near a crayon drawing spelling out “grandpa” in rainbow colours were photos of his father’s three granddaughters at a swimming pool.
But one image jumped out: a photo of Alexa Bliss, a professional wrestling personality.
