CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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They say time is money. For romance scammers, the clock starts ticking the second they hit send on a message to a potential victim. And the window to hook them can be as little as 48 hours.
In the lead-up to Valentine's Day, the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) is spotlighting romance scams, which were the third-most reported scam type in Australia in 2025, sitting at 3432 (Scamwatch).
It's a horrific crime type, which has shaped a profitable business model from cruelty, victim baiting and heartache. And it unfolds in rapid-fire scenarios that can seem all too believable....