Loan sharks are targeting people on dating sites - one crook demanded £10,000 and sexual favours to clear debt
direct to your inboxLoan sharks have been targeting vulnerable people through dating websites.Criminals are setting up online dating profiles to lure victims into fake romances before trapping them in a dangerous cycle of debt, experts say.In one case, a victim was tricked into taking out a loan after telling her new love interest about her financial problems.She borrowed £3,000 but her debt soon spiralled out of control.The loan shark demanded £10,000 and sexual favours to pay off her debt.In other cases, victims have been blackmailed on social sites used by the LGBTQ community.Others have been targeted by loan sharks threatening to download and share private photographs if they fail to pay their debts.Tony Quigley, head of the England