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Romance scams begin all over the internet, from criminals blasting out messages on Facebook to hundreds of victims at a time, to others matching with every profile they see on dating apps.

Meta also said it had removed thousands of Facebook pages dedicated to sharing tips on how to operate such scams, including scripts to convince targets to share explicit pictures of themselves.

scams or unfair business transactions. “This is an epidemic that is taking over and targeting this population,” said Jodi l. Zeal, victim witness coordinator with the Jo Daviess County State ...