75-year-old retiree falls for love scam, hands over $270k within 2 months
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An elderly woman lost $270,000 to a love scammer within two months after meeting the fraudster online. The ruse was discovered after she posted on Facebook about the transfers made. According to Shin Min Daily News' report on Saturday (April 27), $150,75-year-old retiree falls for love scam, hands over $270k within 2 months
An elderly woman lost $270,000 to a love scammer within two months after meeting the fraudster online. The ruse was discovered after she posted on Facebook about the transfers made. According to Shin Min Daily News' report on Saturday (April 27), $150,000 of the money was handed over to a runner, who received a jail sentence on Friday. The retiree had got to know the suspect, named 'Chenghan' (transliteration), on Facebook last July, the Chinese evening daily reported. The two then exchanged phone numbers and began chatting on WhatsApp. 'Chenghan' began telling the victim that he hoped to settle down in Singapore so that he could be with her. He then asked her to help him pay a 'warehouse fee' of $23,800, which she did. He also told her later on that he wanted to set up a business and asked the woman for $150,000 in cash. After withdrawing the amount and putting them into two envelopes, the victim handed the money over to the intermediary on Sept 7. Read more
