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CRIMEJul 16 · 12:05 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Jean Booth, a woman in a romance scam, sent money to a non-existent partner named Donnie despite knowing he was fake. The article highlights rising romance scams in the U.S., with over 49,000 victims reporting $1.3 billion in losses in 2022 according to FTC data.

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