IRS criminal investigations’s Atlanta Office warns of romance scams

Scammers use many tactics to separate unsuspecting victims of their identities and money.One of the tactics is the romance scam, which in 2022 affected approximately 70,000 victims with reported losses of $1.3 billion, according to a report by the Federal Trade Commission.“Investigating criminals defrauding innocent victims through romance scams is just one of the various crimes...

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