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… romance scams making up one fifth of losses across all scams reported to Scamwatch in 2019. Scammers are using new online platforms to take advantage of their victims, with dating and romance scams making up one fifth of losses across all scams reported to Scamwatch in 2019. Australians reported almost 4,000 … 31.4 per cent of dating and romance scams occurred via social media and online forums. The highest losses (over 33 per cent or $9.1 million) occurred via social media. Instagram was the most common social … dating and romance scams. Women reported 54.9 per cent (2165 reports) of all dating and romance scam…