Cruel catfish scammers con Scots OAP out of life savings using fake doctor profile
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dailyrecord.co.ukscammers conned a pensioner out of her life savings by posing as a fake doctor living in Ireland.Marie, not her real name, lost thousands in the online scam which police call “romance fraud”, with the ordeal leaving her ashamed and distraught at having been duped.The 68-year-old was snared on Facebook by a man who pretended to be interested in old music videos on YouTube and struck up an online relationship with Marie.By the end of her four-month “romance”, she had lost £15,000 and was forced to admit the nightmare she was living through after the callous scammers threatened to kill her and her family.It all began when Marie and a man who called himself “Dr Tony Brooks” began chatting about music.He told her he was from America but was.
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