Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and experts say scams are more widespread thanks in part to artificial intelligence (AI).
Officials are also reminding Americans, especially seniors, to not fall for the romance scams. They said scams often include criminals using a fake identity to gain your affection and trust to seek money or your personal information.
ABC News’ Lionel Moise explains.
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