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The Region’s Number One Entertainment & Classifieds Newspaper ISSUE 1677 // 26th may - 2ND JUNE

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Victims of romance Police fraud team is urging the public fraud in South Yorkshire had more to remain cautious than £914,000 stolen when forming from them last year, relationships online as criminals continue and to be alert to warning signs: to exploit online • Individuals who relationships to develop relationships manipulate people very quickly or into transferring express strong money. Scammers will often feelings early on • Excuses not to meet try many tactics, in person or to avoid including romance live video calls fraudsters creating • Wanting to fake profiles and send money, catfishing their cryptocurrency or victims with stolen gift cards to someone images to convince you have not met people to part with face‑to‑face personal info and • Talk of investments, often, money. The South York shire medical emergencies

or travel costs • You feel you are unable to or don’t want to talk about the relationship with friends or family • The person you are communicating with doesn’t like it when you use ways to protect yourself from fraud

Broken hearts and empty wallets

Make sure you: • Speak to a trusted friend or family member if you want to send money • Reverse-image search profile and other photos you are sent • Actively let the

person know you are now suspicious of, fraud aware and will call 159 to speak to be protecting yourself your bank. This is (if they don’t like it, a national hotline this is a key warning which most banks sign) have signed up to. • If you want to move It’s important to money, listen to your remember that bank and follow romance fraud is their advice to stop if never the victim’s they tell you they are fault. If you, or concerned. someone you Visit Stop! Think know, is a victim of Fraud for more romance fraud, you information on can report it at www. types of fraud and southyorkshire.police. ways to protect uk yourself from them Or you can report at stopthinkfraud. anonymously via campaign.gov.uk/ the Crimestoppers If you suspect fraud website or by calling or have sent money to someone you’re 0800 555 111.

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