MARTHA MENDOZA
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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more (opens the original)
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When Simon's wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he'd died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost. He tried to report the crime to his
Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more - The Sumter Item (opens the original)
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When Simon's wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he'd died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. And that was just the beginning. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost. He
Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more - The Sumter Item (opens the original)
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When Simon's wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he'd died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was a fake, stole $800,000 from him. And that was just the beginning. Simon was stuck paying back $185,000 he had borrowed, and tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes on money he had withdrawn and lost. He
Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more (opens the original)
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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more (opens the original)
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When Simonâs wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like heâd died too. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEA
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