Love-Scamming refers to fraud through a fake love relationship on the Internet. According to the state criminal office Hessen, 67 cases have been registered so far in 2025. Experts, however, assume a high dark figure because many sufferers do not report the fraud out of shame. The case of Christian Löffler from Riedstadt shows how serious the consequences of such a fraud can be. Christian Löffler has been single for seven years. At the beginning…
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Love-Scamming refers to fraud through a fake love relationship on the Internet. According to the state criminal office Hessen, 67 cases have been registered so far in 2025. Experts, however, assume a high dark figure because many sufferers do not report the fraud out of shame. The case of Christian Löffler from Riedstadt shows how serious the consequences of such a fraud can be. Christian Löffler has been single for seven years. At the beginning…