Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- With Valentine's Day here, online romance scams are on the rise.

Scammers are using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to trick people into sending them money.

In response, Meta is testing a new feature on Instagram that warns users when they interact with suspicious accounts.

Romance scams usually involve fraudsters pretending to be attractive, successful individuals.

They create fake profiles, send messages to multiple users, and try to build trust before asking for money or investments in fake businesses.

Some claim to be military personnel or business professionals to appear trustworthy.

To fight these scams, Meta is introducing safety tools to help users recognize fraudulent accoun...