Romance grifters scamming older Americans out of life savings — now lawmakers are fighting back

[Street Knowledge]

As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard-earned savings.

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., introduced the Romance Scam Prevention Act, which would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app.

The move came as Americans are more than ever connected thanks to social media and dating apps that allow us to stay in touch with old friends all over the world and to develop new relationships online.

As Americans increasingly go online in search of relationships, scammers are following suit. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2022 almost 70,000 people reported being victims of a romance scam.

People aged 40 to 69 are the most likely to report losing money due to a romance scam, and people 70 and older reported the highest individual median losses at $9,475, according to the FTC.

Romance grifters scamming older Americans out of life savings — now lawmakers are fighting back

As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees.

nypost.com

 

[Street Knowledge]

Old people have the pensions and disposable income so it makes sense they the primary targets


But I don’t think it’s the governments job to protect you from getting finessed because you are a dumbass

 

[Chrishaune]

The game as old as time

 

[CopiousX]

Old people have the pensions and disposable income so it makes sense they the primary targets


But I don’t think it’s the governments job to protect you from getting finessed because you are a dumbass

I mean it kinda becomes the govt's problem when grandma or unc become wards of the state because they gave their entire life savings to Kumar , Suming, and Akachukwu.


I watched a bloomberg documentary about a retiree who threw 800k at some north korean dudes online. He thought he was clever by asking to speak to a woman when they were being evasive, but he didn't know those korean scammers had blonde , blue eyed Ukranian hoes on payroll

 

[CopiousX]

As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard-earned savings.

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., introduced the Romance Scam Prevention Act, which would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app.

Also, isnt it weird that Republicans are actually trying to do something good for their constituents? This is some twilight zone stuff

 

[Bondye Vodou]

Old horn dogs with no self-control.