A widow lost $39,000, her house, and six dogs after a scam. ‘If the story wasn’t so horrible, people wouldn’t pay attention.’

  • Posted on February 14, 2026
  • By Fortune
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A widow lost $39,000, her house, and six dogs after a scam. ‘If the story wasn’t so horrible, people wouldn’t pay attention.’

Americans are being defrauded out of billions through an epidemic of romance and investment schemes and it can happen to anybody, authorities warn.
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