More than 70,000 Americans were swindled out of $1.3 billion from online romance scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In many cases, elderly people have become easy targets for predators. For family members of victims, it can be a challenge to convince their loved ones that the person they believe they are in a romantic relationship with may actually be preying on them for money. Donna Martin says her mother has been “brainwashed” into giving more than $100,000 to a person she thinks she is in a relationship with – but has never met. And to make matters worse, her mother doesn’t want to stop the “relationship.” READ MORE: Link in bio