Ask the Expert: How do you avoid becoming the victim of romance scams?

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Valentine's Day is coming up, and one of the things that can a Scrooge in your Valentine's Day plans... romance scams. There are millions of people that fall prey to these scammers and there's not just one kind of scam that hits everyone.

Last year, almost 70,000 people reported that they'd been victimized with losses hitting $1.3 billion. The average loss: more than $4400.

On today's Ask The Expert, Bree Fowler from CNET joined us in the KRLD Zoom Room.

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