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Online dating scams peak ahead of Valentine's Day. Here are warning signs you may be falling for a chatbot.

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Scammers are using high-tech tools like bots to trick victims into developing online relationships.

In 2022 , nearly 70,000 people said they fell victim to romance scams and reported $1.3 billion in losses.

Scammers deploy bots to register new accounts and phony dating profiles at a massive scale.

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48

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informal

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English

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47

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possibly offensive

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