Beth Hyland

Having experienced romance fraud firsthand and emerged as a survivor, Beth Hyland, who resides in Portage, Michigan, has dedicated her life to raising awareness about this crime and has become a recognized expert. She is committed to being a voicefor victims who suffer in silence by sharing her experience through various media outlets and podcasts.

Most recently, Beth drove nine hours to Washington, D.C., to support Senator Blackburn's Romance Scam Prevention Act. She attended the Senate Committee Hearing as the bill passed, spoke with Senator Blackburn afterward, and was interviewed by NBC News correspondent Julie Tsirkin on Capitol Hill. The story aired on Hallie Jackson NOW and Today. Prior to this, Beth was featured in the LexisNexis article Billion Dollar Crime by Catherine Elsworth. She also spoke on behalf of The Senior Source in Dallas on World Romance Scam Prevention Day, October 3, 2024.

As part of her advocacy work, Beth collaborates with Kathy Waters of Advocating Against Romance Scammers, Anna Rowe of Catch the Catfish, Kim Casci-Palangio of FightCybercrime.org, and Erin West of Operation Shamrock.

In her free time, Beth enjoys attending improv shows at Crawlspace Comedy Theatre in Kalamazoo and occasionally performing-bringing comedy to her tragedy.