NBC晚间新闻 网上交友小心恋爱诈骗

After a divorce Connie went looking for love online. She asked us to use an alias¹ and conceal² her identity for fear of embarrassment³. It's hard to meet people on real life. Connie eventually overcame her doubts, joining the 40 million Americans who use dating sites. Fate brought her a man who claimed to be a doctor, but their conversations went from sweet to shady.

He said yeah you can send me a hundred dollars on an Amazon cart. These romance scams are growing more than 21,000 reports last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission with a median individual loss of $2,600. Once somebody asks you for money that is a huge huge red flag. Experts say do some research. Scammers often use phony profiles hooking victims by their heartstrings without ever meeting. Connie lost fifty dollars. I was very upset because it was a waste of time and energy. Daters beware that online flame can break your heart and burn a hole through your wallet.

离婚后，康妮在网上寻找爱情。为避免尴尬，她请我们使用了化名康妮，隐藏她的真实身份。在现实生活中你很难遇到一些人。康妮最终打消了自己的疑虑，加入了40000万使用交友网站的美国人之中。命运给她带来了一个自称是医生的男人，但是他们之间的对话从甜蜜转向了阴暗。他说，你可以在亚马逊那里给我打100美元。据联邦贸易委员会称，去年，此类“爱情诈骗”的报告数量增长了2.1万多起，个人平均损失为2600美元。一旦有人让你打钱，这就是巨大的危险信号。专家建议你做些调查。在未见面之前，骗子经常利用虚假的个人资料来使受害者对他们着迷。康妮为此损失了50美元。我非常沮丧，因为这完全是在浪费时间和精力。约会的人要小心了，网聊产生的激情火焰可能会让你伤心，还会在你的钱包上烧一个洞。

1 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。