DEFENDERS: Valentine’s Day weekend scams
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Couples were scammed out of millions of dollars over Valentine's Day weekend.
A report from the Federal Trade Commission shows romance scam artists made about $201 million. The FTC said the scammers build relationships with victims and ask for money during a supposed crisis.
In 2019, more than 25,000 people filed complaints with the FTC regarding the romance schemes.