ROMANCE scams hit a record high last year, with victims duped out of £36.5million. But fake Romeos raked in only a fraction of the overall total lost to bank payments fraud, which hit £1.17billion. 3 Romance scams hit a record high last year, with victims duped out of £36.5millionCredit: Getty …
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