SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU)-the South bend police Department is warning Dating site and Dating app users in the 50s and 60s about scammers gaining their trust and then extorting money from them under false pretenses and cutting ties.

The scammer starts by contacting targets through websites and apps and acting like he or she is interested in a romantic relationship, according to a facebook post from the South bend police Department.

Almost all correspondence is carried out in the site’s app or messaging system, but police say the scammer occasionally calls.

Eventually, after building trust, the fraudster asks for money, ostensibly to help the fraudster’s child or charity. The fraudster asks the victim to withdraw thousands of dollars in cash and send it to the fraudster.

Once the cash is sent, there is no further connection between the fraudster and the victim.

Police did not specify when the Scam began, how many people were victims or whether any demographic group was more likely to fall victim to the Scam.

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