NASHVILLE – With Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14, 2019) approaching fast, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of customer Affairs reminds Tennesseans to keep clear of ‘sweetheart’ scammers who claim to love you but, the truth is, are just after your cash.

“Valentine’s Day is a time showing your family just how much you care, but it addittionally offers the perfect chance of unscrupulous people to make the most of naive customers with the use of emotion-provoking scam tactics, ” stated TDCI Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak.