Irish woman, 65, loses €35k in ‘Tinder Swindler’ scam as gardaí warn of romance fraud

An Garda Síochána are asking members of the public to be vigilant of romance fraud as incidences of romance scams rose by 86% in 2021.

An Irish woman who became entangled in an online relationship and lost €35,000 is just one example of recent cases of online romance fraud that gardaí are highlighting in the run-up to Valentine's Day.

The 65-year-old contacted gardaí to report that she lost the money after meeting a man on social media.