He seemed authentic. He had recently moved from Manchester to Dubai where he owned his own mineral company. "Derek" also showered Lyn with affectionate emails and picture "proof" of who he was.
The online relationship blossomed, as did Lyn's trust. They had met on Facebook on a site for widows Lyn had joined. She said: "This guy I got talking to lived in Manchester but worked away a lot digging for minerals for his business.
We got talking and had loads of banter. He was a widower, so I thought we've got something in common. The pain I'm feeling, he is feeling the same. "It just went on from there.
Then about four months in to the relationship there was an accident over in Dubai where he was working and six of his employees got injured.
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