0:00 she sounded like such a nice lady it was 0:03 easy for him to fall for her 0:05 but what sounded like A Beautiful 0:07 Romance turned out to be a nightmare 0:09 betrayal 0:11 it was a romance scam involving an older 0:13 man and a younger woman he met online 0:15 the victim's son if she could think of a 0:18 lie to tell my dad about why she needed 0:20 money 0:21 she told it 0:23 lost his 0:28 to a woman he met online 0:30 told him she needed the money for breast 0:32 cancer surgery then to purchase a 0:34 vehicle still more was needed to fix up 0:36 her home and then to pay off debts so 0:39 she could leave her job and be with him 0:42 he's been very conservative frugal 0:45 and the idea that he was handed away 0:49 money a hundred thousand dollars at a 0:51 time 0:52 this never occurred to anyone 0:59 con artist 1:04 important takeaway from this story it's 1:06 not only important to keep tabs on what 1:08 your children are doing online but your 1:10 parents as well 1:12 if you are a caregiver monitor the 1:14 finances of the person you are caring 1:16 for more information on scams visit 1:19 uspis.gov