U.S. romance scammers common lies 2022

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Sep 23, 2024
In 2022, the most common lie that romance scammers told to their victims was about them or someone related to them being sick, hurt, or injured, as around a quarter of reported romance scams in the United States contained this statement. Scammers convincing the victims that they could teach them how to invest, that they were in the military far away, or asking for help with an important delivery made up to 18 percent of romance scam cases.

Most common lies told by romance scammers in the United States in 2022

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February 2023

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United States

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2022

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8,070 respondents

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based on romance scam cases reported to the Federal Trade Commission of the United States

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