'I was in love with him': Portland woman says Tinder match scammed her out of more than $40K

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland woman is ringing the alarm bells after she says she was scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars from a Tinder match.

After the person teased her heartstrings and asked for money with promises of eventually meeting in person, the woman says she now believes she was the victim of a romance scam, a type of internet scam that the FBI says has been growing in popularity in recent years.

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