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Romance scam: NI woman swindled out of £112,000 life savings
The woman met the fraudster via a dating app and developed a relationship over the last year. The woman was persuaded to put her money in cryptocurrency, with the promise of a quick profit. This did not materialize.
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Scammer claiming to be Korean oil rig worker dupes Malaysian widow out of nearly $1 million
A widow in Malaysia was duped into sending nearly 3.9 million Malaysian ringgit (approximately $908,510) to someone claiming to be a Korean man online.
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Stockton romance fraud victim duped into paying more than £10,000
A romance scam victim lost more than £10,000 to a fraudster in Nigeria amid a rise in people being conned online.
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Nigeria’s Chibueze cracked in Cambodia over romance scam
Nigeria’s Chukwueke Felix Chibueze has been arrested by the Cambodian police for engaging in romance scam on social media.
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Hong Kong, Malaysia police arrest 27 people in Interpol crackdown on romance scam gang
Police in Hong Kong and Malaysia have arrested 27 people in a joint operation with Interpol to crack down on a fraud syndicate that swindled 37 women in Southeast Asia out of HK$15 million (US$1.9 million) through romance scams.
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