Authorities are once again warning individuals to watch out for anyone perpetrating romance scams. “Fauxmance” often takes the form of fraudster Romeos and Juliets, many of whom are operating from West Africa or Eastern Europe. Email security firm Agari, based in San Mateo, California, says names commonly assumed by scammers include Laura Cahill, Britney Parkwell, Lisa Frankel and U.S. Army Captain Starling Michael. Americans lost $143 million to romance scams in 2017, each incident resulted in an average loss of $2,600.”]
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