Episode 17 - The Anatomy of Modern Romance Scams - We Can't Wait | We are the Solution

Send us Fan Mail$21 billion lost in 2025 in the US alone.This is a 37 percent increase in the 2024 numbers.Just how much gets unreported...no one truly knows.In this episode, we step away from the mechanics again, because here to face a hard truth - No one is coming to fix this.Romance scams continue to grow because they exploit trust, emotion, and timing — and most educational systems in place are reactive...not proactive.This isn’t about intelligence or age. It’s about how easily trust can be engineered before logic catches up.The solution isn’t out there formally, but it can be and we cannot wait for it.  Waiting means opportunity - for the scammers.The solution has to come from us as individuals, as families, as friends and as collogues.Education and awareness truly are the main ingredients for prevention.Please join me in our next discussion, Episode 18, when we will return to more detailed mechanics of how Romance Scams truly work.To learn more, please read:  https://a.co/d/09c3hEAj