{"id":2659,"date":"2023-01-27T14:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2023-06-27T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:14:05","slug":"checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don’t be conned this Valentine\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Harry Mottram: years ago romance bloomed in discos, the pub or even the bus stop \u2013 but today couples get hitched online. And that can spell danger as fraudsters can pose on sites like Tinder as someone they are not by using other people\u2019s photos and information. Once they have hooked someone as a potential partner the sob stories begin in which a familiar story of being temporarily short of cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crimestoppers say: \u201cMany fraudsters claim to be overseas because they work in the military or medical profession. They make up excuses as to why they can\u2019t video chat or meet in person, and will try to move your conversations off the platform you met on. When they ask for financial help, it\u2019ll be for a time-critical emergency, and the reason will be something that pulls at the heartstrings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another form of romance fraud is where the fraudster has a company that needs cash for a humanitarian or charity enterprise \u2013 but has a temporary issue  with a bank account that can\u2019t release any money. Using Checkaco you can check out how if the company is genuine and if it has a long history of financial problems such as County Court Judgements (CCJc) or winding up orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember with St Valentine\u2019s day approaching dating websites may have attractive looking men and women posing as potential lovers. Stop, think and protect by never sending cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checkaco was created for consumers so that they can quickly access very detailed information about a company. Using our secure search, you can view any company anonymously in seconds
Full peace of mind for \u00a36.50 per company checked when you buy three reports for \u00a319.50.
Quickly view a company\u2019s CCJ\u2019s, legal ownership, credit history, credit score and more.
Or buy in bulk: 10 reports for \u00a337.50 (\u00a33.75 each); 25 reports for \u00a388.75 (\u00a33.55 each); or 100 reports for \u00a3335 (\u00a33.35 each)
 
Get the low down on any firm at https:\/\/checkaco.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n



For details about Checkaco email info@checkaco.com or visit the website https:\/\/checkaco.com\/ <\/a><\/strong>
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Harry Mottram: years ago romance bloomed in discos, the pub or even the bus stop \u2013 but today couples get hitched online. And that can spell danger as fraudsters can pose on sites like Tinder as someone they are not by using other people\u2019s photos and information. Once they have hooked someone as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"\nCheckaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Harry Mottram: years ago romance bloomed in discos, the pub or even the bus stop \u2013 but today couples get hitched online. And that can spell danger as fraudsters can pose on sites like Tinder as someone they are not by using other people\u2019s photos and information. Once they have hooked someone as a […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1754\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harry Mottram\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harry Mottram\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harry Mottram\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c\"},\"headline\":\"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don’t be conned this Valentine\u2019s\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":362,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/\",\"name\":\"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg\",\"width\":1754,\"height\":1240},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don’t be conned this Valentine\u2019s\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"Checkaco - Peace of Mind for \u00a38.50\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c\",\"name\":\"Harry Mottram\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Harry Mottram\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.thecreditcheckco.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/checkaco.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/harrycreditcheck\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -","og_description":"By Harry Mottram: years ago romance bloomed in discos, the pub or even the bus stop \u2013 but today couples get hitched online. And that can spell danger as fraudsters can pose on sites like Tinder as someone they are not by using other people\u2019s photos and information. Once they have hooked someone as a […]","og_url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/","article_published_time":"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1754,"height":1240,"url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Harry Mottram","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Harry Mottram","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/"},"author":{"name":"Harry Mottram","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c"},"headline":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don’t be conned this Valentine\u2019s","datePublished":"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/"},"wordCount":362,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/","url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/","name":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don't be conned this Valentine\u2019s -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-27T14:58:23+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-27T15:14:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/romance-fraud-graphic.jpg","width":1754,"height":1240},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/checkaco-consumer-news-romance-is-fleecing-victims-of-thousands-of-pounds-every-week-do-be-conned-this-valentines\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Checkaco Consumer News: romance fraud is fleecing victims of thousands of pounds every week \u2013 don’t be conned this Valentine\u2019s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/","name":"","description":"Checkaco - Peace of Mind for \u00a38.50","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b9016c2204b6407898918459d5c4aa6c","name":"Harry Mottram","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbb793f97cafd73b33375243895392730b2e606c04bc8386fa9bf3232a6700cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Harry Mottram"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.thecreditcheckco.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/author\/harrycreditcheck\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2667,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/2667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}