How romance scammers can play with your heart and your cash

When searching for the one, what we can find instead is a romantic trap. In 2020 alone, quarantine helped cause over $304 million in romance-scam fraud thanks to the loneliness and isolation it created. Zelle and Vox explain that by learning to identify the red flags, arming ourselves with trustworthy friends or family to confide in, and only sending money to those we know and trust, we can protect our heart along with our pockets.