Saturday, June 4, 2011
Portsmouth woman loses $13,000 in online scam
11:23 PM | Posted by
Daniel "adoy" |
Portsmouth police say a local woman's experiences with a man she met through an online dating site should serve as a warning.
Police say they woman was swindled
out of nearly $13,000 by a man from Malaysia, and she's probably not
going to get the money back.
The scam was reported to police last weekend.
Police say she met the man through a legitimate online dating service and developed a relationship via emails, text messages and telephone conversations. The man said he was having "financial difficulties" and she wired him money over several months.
Eventually he stopped contacting her and she discovered that his email address and telephone number were no longer in service.
Deputy Police Chief Stephen DuBois says be "skeptical" when someone you meet online asks for money.
source : http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2011/05/25/portsmouth_woman_loses_13000_in_online_scam/
Example online dating sites :
match.com
eHarmony
Baby Boomer
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