Humberside police sees a rise in "romance crime".

It's where someone pretends to be in love with another to try and con them out of money

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Author: Andy marshPublished 15th Oct 2020

Humberside Police says there's been a rise in Romance fraud.

Criminals made off with 850-thousand pounds in the area after pretending to fall in love with their target.

The force says 75 people were targeted in the year to April.

One victim in the area lost over a quarter of a million pounds.