A Georgia woman who claims she got scammed by a man she met on a Muslim dating app was informed she may also have committed a crime when she reported him to the police.

The Sandy Springs woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said she fell in love with a man named 'Yusuf' after they matched on Muzz, WSB-TV Atlanta reported. 

She claimed the alleged scammer won her trust and then started discussing money problems with her.

The woman told WSB-TV: 'We would exchange prayers every morning, every night. He’s a praying man. That’s what got me.' 

Eventually he allegedly asked if he could send her money from his 'side gigs' through Zelle, before getting her to transfer it to CashApp and put it into a Bitcoin so that he could use it. 

She obliged, despite the optics of transferring thousands of dollars from platform to platform for a man she's never met in person. 

Her bank picked up on this suspicious activity and closed her accounts. 

She claimed that when she went to the police, they told her that she might have committed a crime by acting as a 'money mule.' 

A money mule is someone who moves funds across checks, bank accounts or virtual currency on the behalf of someone else, according to the FBI.

Acting as a money mule is illegal and punishable even if the person in question wasn't aware that they committed a crime. 

Federal charges money mules could face include mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.

Victims of romance scams are especially vulnerable to acting as unwitting co-conspirators, since scammers will use the romantic connection as leverage, according to a yearlong investigation by CBS. 

'There hasn’t been a day that I’ve woken up not feeling anxious, not feeling betrayed, not feeling disappointed, not feelin’ that I should’ve known,' said the victim.

The consequences the woman will face are not yet clear.  

FBI Special Agent Daniel Polk told WSB-TV: 'As a special agent, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down with many individuals who’ve been victims of this type of crime. 

'We’re talking about doctors, businessmen, women who are educated in their fields. I think there’s a myth that a lot of people who are targeted in this are naive.'

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that around $1.2 billion is lost each year to romance scams, with the average person losing a median of $2,000.

The organization warned that anyone can fall victim to the schemes.

It advises never to send money or transfer anything to someone you have never met in person and never to believe online contacts who promise returns on an investment.

The FTC urged the public to reverse image search pictures of any online contact to check if they are genuine and to inform friends and loved ones in the real world about any growing online connections.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Muzz and Sandy Springs Police for comment.