A Denton County woman had thousands of dollars returned to her Monday after someone tried to steal the money from her in an online "romance scam."

The scammer charmed the woman over the internet and enticed her into taking thousands of dollars out of her bank account and depositing it into his, Denton County Sheriff's Office spokesman Orlando Hinojosa said.

Hinojosa did not disclose the specific amount of money involved in the case, which authorities began investigating in September.

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We hear about victims of #fraud being taken advantage of and sending money to crooks, but we seldom hear about victims and law enforcement WINNING. Deputy Schofield investigated a #fraud case where he was able to have the victims money returned. pic.twitter.com/SrgMZWGOrL — Denton Co Sheriff (@DentonCoSheriff) November 20, 2017

Deputy John Schofield was able to track down the scammer's account and freeze the funds before the victim's money was withdrawn. The woman did not want to be identified publicly.

“People get scammed out of their money every day," Hinojosa said. "It’s very few and far between that we are actually able to get the money back, and she was one of them."

There are no suspects identified in the fraud case, Hinojosa said.