FBI Washington Field Office Warns of Romance Scams
The FBI's Washington Field Office issued a warning about romance scams.
Video Transcript
Romance scams are designed to pull at your heartstrings and the consequences of these scams are often financially and emotionally devastating to victims.
These scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust, and then uses the illusion of a romantic relationship to manipulate or steal from the victim.
The criminals who carry out romance scams are experts at what they do and will seem genuine, caring, and believable.
Be wary of people you only meet online who are quick to establish a relationship and gain your trust. They may ask for money for an emergency or unexpected expense, and may even ask you to pay for their travel to visit you.
But, you likely will never meet this person face to face. If someone you meet online needs your bank account information, they are most likely using your account to carry out a fraud scheme.
Report fraud or attempted fraud to the FBI at IC3.gov, this information will help investigate these criminals
Video Download
Video Source
Recent Video
- 06.28.2024 — Prevent Mass Violence Campaign PSA
- 06.28.2024 — Prevent Mass Violence Campaign PSA (Vertical)
- 06.11.2024 — Inside the FBI Podcast: The 911 S5 Cyber Threat
- 06.11.2024 — FBI New York Timeshare Fraud PSA
- 05.20.2024 — Inside the FBI Podcast: The FBI Police
- 05.20.2024 — FBI Seattle: Where We Work
- 05.20.2024 — FBI Seattle's Police Week Message
- 05.20.2024 — FBI Philadelphia PRC Police Extortion PSA
- 05.20.2024 — FBI St. Louis: Surveillance Video in Hate Crime Investigation (February 2024)
- 05.13.2024 — Director Wray's 2024 National Police Week Address
- 05.07.2024 — Inside the FBI Podcast: Investigating Torture
- 05.07.2024 — Inside the FBI Podcast: Trauma Notification Training
- 04.24.2024 — FBI Chaplain Program
- 04.23.2024 — FBI Cyber at RSA Conference™ 2024
- 04.17.2024 — FBI, Lumberton Police Seek Information in Cases of Three Women Found Dead
- 04.15.2024 — Director Wray Speaks on Civil Rights at 16th Street Baptist Church
- 04.11.2024 — FBI Seattle Women's History Month Vodcast
- 04.11.2024 — FBI Seattle Elder Fraud Vodcast
- 04.10.2024 — Philadelphia Recovered Firearms (B-roll)
- 04.08.2024 — Robert Contee Discusses Transnational Repression
FBI Weekly Newsletter
Subscribe to our email newsletter for news on the FBI, sent out every week.