February has ties to love and romance with Valentine’s Day falling in the middle of the month. However, those in the dating scene should stay vigilant as romance scams are affecting Columbus citizens, according to Columbus Police Department Lt. Jane Edenfield.
“The scams have been around for a long time,” Edenfield told the Ledger-Enquirer. “I just feel like they kind of ebb and flow.”
Edenfield saw an unspecified rise in romance scams in the city in 2025, but she said lack of reporting due to a fear of embarrassment is a huge problem…