Finding out that your mom or grandmother has been sending money to someone she met online can feel like the ground shifting under your feet: shock, frustration, fear for her safety, anger at the scammer, and a deep sadness you may not know how to put into words. You want to help her and make the scam stop, and yet nothing seems simple.
Romance scammers know exactly how to target older women. They build trust slowly, create an emotional bond, and over time, pull their victims away from family. M
