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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Gemma Jones

Warning to anyone looking for love as new 'cost of loving' scams on the rise

According to an expert people looking for love are in danger of losing thousands of pounds to a new scam.

ITV's Lorraine had relationship expert, Paul Carrick Brunson, with her to discuss all things "cost of loving crisis". He warned that he is "highly concerned" as millions of people in the UK and around the world are being targeted by online scammers.

Paul said: "When I say targeted they are literally researching you for months and months and figuring out a script. It's not just one person, it's a team of people, and they are winning. The average person is losing between £10,000 and £15,000 for each one of these scams."

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