Man Loses Life Savings to Cryptocurrency Scam After Woman's False Romance and Bad Investment Advice
• Man loses entire life savings in cryptocurrency scam after woman he met on Facebook convinced him to invest • Thought he was making hundreds of thousands on legitimate trading site, but realized it was fake when he tried to withdraw funds • Cryptocurrency fraud cost consumers $3.8 billion in 2022, double the losses from 2021 • Tried moving money to digital wallet but was told to add $100k more due to "security error" • Contacted authorities but cases like this happen daily; beware online love interests giving investment advice