Romance fraud on rise in coronavirus lockdown

The advice includes:

online daters should not send any money, allow the other person to access their bank account, transfer money or take out a loan on the other person’s behalf

hand over copies of personal documents such as their passport or driving licence

invest money on the other person’s advice

receive or send parcels on the other person’s behalf

fraudsters may also use fake profile photos. Performing a reverse image search on a search engine can help to show whether a photo has been copied from elsewhere

contact your bank immediately if you think you have fallen for a scam

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