THE FINANCIAL – Oct 18 – According to new research from Barclays, one in three romance scams (37%) results in losses of ~£5K. Almost two-thirds of cases (57%) result in losses of ~£2K. 'Baby-boomers' now represent 55% of all reported instances of romance scams. Almost half of daters (43%) admit they would trust someone after speaking through a dating site for just two weeks. Men are likely to trust a potential partner much sooner, 53% saying that they would trust someone up to two weeks after they start talking, compared to a third of women (33%).
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