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Arvest Bank is warning of a possible romance scam where fraudsters create a fake online identity to gain a victim's trust.

Fraud comes in many forms, and one way scammers take advantage of people is through their loneliness. Rebecca Lewis, a sales manager with Arvest Bank, said romance scams are a type of imposter scheme.