"Florida Woman's Romance Scam Targets Holocaust Survivor, Receives 4-Year Sentence"

Peaches Stergo, a Florida woman, has been sentenced to over four years in prison for swindling over $2.8 million from an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor in a "romance scam" that lasted for years. Stergo met the victim on a dating website and fabricated stories to convince him to send money, including claiming she needed funds from a legal settlement. She also sent heartless text messages mocking the victim's love for her. Stergo will forfeit her home and luxury items and has been ordered to pay restitution. The FBI warns that romance scams are on the rise, with losses totaling nearly $1 billion in 2021 alone.