by TerranceBoyce
Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:33 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34656783
28 October 2015
Online dating fraudsters conned victims out of more than £33m in the last year, the UK's national fraud centre says.
Action Fraud said 3,543 people reported falling victim to dating scams in 2014-15. It said dating sites "very rarely" vet members to prevent fraud.
Commander Chris Greany, national police lead for economic crime, said the crime was "reprehensible" and that some victims had lost "everything".
Scams included asking for travel costs or to pay medical bills, police said.
They said victims were often contacted through dating websites and befriended by fraudsters before requests for money were made.
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