A single mum-of-three lost her £6,000 life savings to a Tinder crypto scammer. Natalie Foster, 42, matched with a man on Tinder just three weeks ago.
The pair hit if off immediately before the man, 'James', began talking incessantly about crypto. He convinced Natalie to get a crypto wallet a virtual wallet which allows you to buy and keep cryptocurrency.
She was convinced to upload money and 'trade' crypto - with the scammers initially making it look like she had made profits up to $86,000.
But this quickly dropped to zero before she was able to withdraw any cash - with her losing a total of £6,000. READ MORE: 'My motorbike crash was horrific - but what happened years later is something I'll never get over' Natalie, from Windsford, Cheshire, said: "I feel stupid, I feel ridiculous I can't believe I'm one of these women I read about in magazines." Natalie, who is signed off work due to her MS, said once she matched with "James", he began being very forward.
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