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09
Oct 2020
Police are warning residents in North Yorkshire to be on their guard against 'romance fraud', which saw victims in the county lose almost half a million pounds in the last year.
North Yorkshire Police said it received almost 70 reports of romance fraud in the year to August 2020, with victims losing more than £426,000 in total.
It is part of a national rise in the crime, with Action Fraud saying there had been a 26% increase in reports of romance fraud in the last 12 months.
North Yorkshire Police financial abuse safeguarding officer Andy Fox said:
Police warned anyone who meets someone online to be careful before trusting them. In particular, they said fraudsters might:
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