It’s heartbreaking to learn that someone you’ve become enamored with online isn’t into you, but it’s downright tragic to discover that person just made off with $450,000 of your money.
That’s right: A con artist collected nearly a half-million dollars in crypto from a Glen Rock, NJ resident who fell for an online romance scam.
You could call it missed fortune.
The victim met the imposter on Luxy, a dating app for millionaires — and those looking to meet them — that boasts of collecting “the most attractive and financially stable of dating applicants.”
Or, as the founders of the Hong Kong-based company put it: “Tinder minus the poor people.”
Applicants must be approved by at least 50% of the site’s voting members “on the basis of attractive appearance and wealth….You need to be both rich and attractive to be a part of this dating platform.
“No sugar babies or sugar daddies allowed.”
Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said the local victim “was conned into sending money via cryptocurrency for a business investment.”
It became an investment in heartbreak.
“Most of these scams are perpetrated by individuals from foreign countries and out of the reach of US law enforcement,” the chief said. “Crypto investors currently have little to no protection in the market, as there is no regulatory framework in place to ensure the protection of assets.
“The public is warned that these scammers are masters at the art of manipulation and victims often do…
