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Because our major goal is educating the public regarding dating and romance scams, we often make ourselves available for media interviews. If you are a member of the media and would like to discuss our participation in your project, please either directly contact our owner, Barb Sluppick at BarbS@romancescams.org or complete and submit our Media Request Form. We also request help from the membership of our Yahoo group. If you are willing to be interviewed when media makes a request, please complete our Interview Volunteer form.

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3/17/05	Romancing the Stone How this Group was Started
7/27/05	MSNBC.com (The Video That Started It All) Seduced into Scams: Online Lovers Often Duped
7/28/05	MSNBC.com (The Article That Started It All) Seduced into Scams: Online Lovers Often Duped
8/15/05	OC Register "Romance Scams Proliferate on the Internet"
11/8/05	WYFF4 Laurens, S.C. Scams Target Those Seeking Love Online

1/06	Japan News Paper Romantic Love
5/10/06	WYFF - Greenville, NC - Romance Scams Target Single Women
5/12/06	WSVN-TV-7 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Date With Deceit
5/19/06	KMBC-9 The Kansas City Online Romance Scams Continue To Grow
5/19/06	KSHB NBC Action News Kansas City Romance Scam -- No longer available.
5/26/06	The California Aggie Online Scam My Love
6/13/06	Good Morning America- Beware Physical, Financial Dangers of I-Dating
7/24/06	FOX 13 Investigates: Romance Scams
7/24/06	WCPO.com Cincinnati Don't Waste Your Money
8/7/06	Boston Herald Web Scam: R You The One?
9/24/06	CBS- Chicago Get The Dirt On Online Dating - no longer available online
9/28/06	Dr. Phil- "On Love Scams"(unavailable)
9/30/06	York Shire Post Today Gran is conned by internet 'lover'
10/2/06	AARP Scam Alert: She Lost Her Heart
10/24/06	RedEye Web of Lies
10/28/06	Tri-City Herald Othello Man Loses Thousands in Marriage Scam
11/04/06	Geraldo at Large
11/6/06	Broken Hearts & Shattered Dreams Online Fox Television- Barb Interview
11/9/06	WSET TV - Avoiding Internet Dating Scams and a Broken Heart

1/9/07	Today Show- Tips for Stopping Junk Mail and Telemarketers
1/23/07	WKYC-TV Scam artist targets Secret Service Interview - No longer available online
1/23/07	WKYC-TV Woman Targeted in Internet Romance Scam Fights Back
2/8/07	Spanish Station - Telemundo Natalie Teresa FTC Consumer Protection Week on ROMANCE SCAMS
2/8/07	WCBS TV NY Scam Alert: Beware - Natalie Teresa
2/8/07	WCBS TV New York Natalie Teresa at the FTC Consumer Protection Week on ROMANCE SCAMS
2/11/07	Seduced into Scams Romance Fraud Heats up as Valentine's Day Approaches
4/9/07	Hook Me Up: Engage.com Connects Daters with Matchmakers
4/13/07	Oprah- "What the Scammers Don't Want You to Know" re-aired 11/3/07
4/30/07	CBS 4 Denver State Dept. Warns About Internet Dating Sites
5/4/07	Video Link- Woman Targeted in Internet Romance Scam Fights Back- Co-Owner Theresa Interview
8/19/07	Con Artists Recruit for Scams on Dating Sites
8/25/07	Green Valley News & Sun, Nevada "Romance Scam" Victim Speaks Out On Her Experience
11/8/07	KVUE TV - Love Costs Woman Her Life Savings Part 1
11/9/07	KVUE TV - Love Costs Woman Her Life Savings Part 2
11/9/07	KVUE.com, Austin, Texas- Internet Love Costs Woman Her Life Savings (pdf)
9/5/07	Dayton Daily News, Ohio Romance Scammers Are No Different Than Batterers
12/2007	Chatelaine Romance Scams

2/11/08	ITV UK - To Catch A Love Rat
3/12/08	Today Show- Fox TV Dating Scams
4/21/08	CNN.com - Looking for love? Keep an eye on your wallet
4/22/08	KARE-11 TV - A new twist on an old scam: online romance is really a ripoff
4/22/08	KARE-11 TV - A new twist on an old scam: online romance is really a ripoff (video)
4/22/08	U.S. News & World Report - Internet Fraudsters Steal Hearts and Cash
4/23/08	Candy & Potter Radio Show - Charlotte NC
4/23/08	KVTA AM 1520 - The Maria Sanchez Show
4/24/08	MyLifetime.com - Love Fraud
4/30/08	Irish National Radio - Rick O'Shea Show
5/7-13/08	Creative Loafing - Woman Loses $1,200 Looking for Love Online
5/19/08	El Norte, Mexico - Amor de lejos... puede ser un fraude
10/29/08	Telegraph UK - Don Juan Cons 10 Women
11/18/08	CBS Early Show - Online Dating Scammers Using Stolen Images

3/9/2009	Minneapolis Expressions, Part 1 Minneapolis Expressions, Part 2 Minneapolis Expressions, Part 3
5/20/09	Stop H*Commerce
9/14/09	Metro UK - The Cost of Cyber Love
10/30/09	CBS News San Francisco - Romance Fraudster Steals Military Hero's Identity
10/30/09	San Francisco Chronicle Online - The Scavenger - Online Dating Swindle Poses as a War Hero
10/30/09	CBS5, San Francisco Video - Romance Fraudster Steals Military Hero's Identity
12/6/09	The Sun Chronicle - The Love Con-nection

1/18/10	CBS Chicago - Online Casanova Bilks Woman of Thousands
1/18/10	CBS Chicago Video - Online Casanova Bilks Woman of Thousands
2/15/10	Dating Scams: Looking for love -- Frederick County, Maryland Daily News
3/14/10	Australian Radio Interview with Jane, a victim

1/18/2011	Star Tribune, MN - Bad E-Romance Kindles Love of Fighting Fraud
1/19/2011	NBC10, Philadelphia, PA - Scambusters Tips to Avoid Rip-Off Romance
2/7/2011	UK Mail Online - How African fraudsters now make...
2/11/2011	AARP - Online Romance - For Love or Money?
2/11/2011	KSTP.com Eyewitness News - Burnsville Woman Warns of Internet Romance Scam (PDF file)
2/11/2011	KSTP Evening News (video) - Burnsville Woman Warns of Internet Romance Scam
2/23/2011	KQRS MN Morning Show - Interview with Barbara Sluppick

Date Unk.	Victims of a Scam: On Facebook -- from Australia
Date Unk.	An Internet Love Rat Took $13,000 ... -- from Australia
Date Unk.	A Con Man Leaves Mum Homeless -- from Australia