Scammers used fake profile on dating app to get $250K from victims: Toronto police

Scammers created a fake profile on a dating app and established online relationships in order to get a total of $250,000 from victims, according to Toronto police.

Two people, a 36-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, both from Mississauga, have now been arrested.

Police alleged they were involved in conducting a romance scam, targeting victims in Canada and the United States.

The scammers used the name Hronek Radko on a dating app profile, along with a profile picture...