BBB Warns Online ‘Catfishing’ Scams on the Rise
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Finding love in the digital age can be hard enough, but worse when scammers come online.
Online dating scams have cost victims in the U.S. and Canada nearly $1 billion over the past three years, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. And hundreds of these reports have come from the greater Chicago area.
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BBB Warns Online ‘Catfishing’ Scams on the Rise
Clip: 2/13/2018 | 7m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Online dating scams have cost victims in the U.S. and Canada nearly $1 billion over the past three years, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. And hundreds of these reports have come from the greater Chicago area.
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