A Colorado man is warning others after falling victim to an elaborate romance scam that cost him more than a million dollars in savings.

"From the time we were introduced, it was probably within a week that I transferred the first of four transactions," the man, whom we agreed not to identify, said.

Those four transactions cost him nearly everything.

"$1.4 million," he said.

CBS

He was navigating a difficult period in his marriage when he met a woman online. She claimed to be going through something similar.

"She sent pictures, live videos of herself, her place where she was living. We chatted live," he recalled.

What started as small talk turned into something deeper. She told him she owned part of a business with her aunt, a winery, real estate, and, "Oh, by the way, I'm in crypto

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