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How a bipartisan bill could help tackle online dating scams

Name: How a bipartisan bill could help tackle online dating scams
Uploaded: 2024-12-30T19:20:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 4 s
Description: During a yearlong investigation into romance scams, CBS News learned that more than 64,000 Americans were taken for over $1 billion dollars last year -- double the $500 million just four years earlier. Jim Axelrod takes a look at how Congress is seeking to address the problem.

During a yearlong investigation into romance scams, CBS News learned that more than 64,000 Americans were taken for over $1 billion dollars last year -- double the $500 million just four years earlier. Jim Axelrod takes a look at how Congress is seeking to address the problem.