Around 24,000 people lost about $1 billion to romance scams across the U.S. in 2021, according to an FBI report.
A New York man has been indicted on multiple charges for allegedly scamming more than $1.8 million from several women he met on dating apps, prosecutors said Monday.
Counne used the names Nelson Roth and Justin Roth during his alleged scheme, authorities said. Under the aliases, he told the women about investment opportunities that he said were in a"gray area between legal and illegal," implying that he had inside information on certain occasions, according to Bragg.
Counne did not invest the money, but instead allegedly used it to make himself seem wealthy to new victims, authorities said. In some cases, it was used to repay previous victims who had figured out they were being scammed, Bragg said.
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