'She was beautiful, funny - and she scammed me'

Thomas and Tonia met on social media and started messaging regularly about their shared passion for travel and their pet dogs.

"Looking back now I can't believe how easy it was for her to take advantage of me. I had no idea she was tricking me into giving out my personal details so she could get money."He was the victim of an elaborate trick story. She claimed her parents had died and she was living with a grandmother with cancer in the US.

In fact, the money had come from loans taken out in his name by the fraudster, without his knowledge. When he started receiving letters from those loan companies, he realised he had been scammed. Many operate via dating services or social media, when the fraudster adopts a fake persona or picture, known as catfishing.A survey for UK Finance suggested that 27% of those asked who used dating websites had been subject to a catfishing attempt.

Sounds like you met my ex wife...

This guy is an idiot to fall for that. Woman claiming to have a tragic backstory, who is besotted with you despite never having met in the flesh. Who also has an upcoming inheritance but wants you to give her money in the mean time. He doesnt need sympathy, hes needs common sense

Obviously they aren't on Twitter otherwise they would have read about these kind of stories happening all the time. Never give money to someone you've never met...

Neither the banks nor the mug lose out. It's the bank's customers who pay in the end. Time to make the mug pay not innocent account holders.

A fool and his money. A bit like me and the TV licence.

🙄

Mug. You pay her after the deed, not before...

They all don

I guess it was cheaper than getting married and her fleecing him after..

A fool and their money are soon parted. Why the bank's have to refund these people I don't know.

lol i bet he was one of these white knight cucks that take all wahmens side on the internet because he thinks it will get him laid

And for that he's Love Struck.

Thomas the twat! Absolutely zero sympathy.

I am a Nigerian Prince, can you pass my details on to Thomas.

If it seems to good to be true it probably is. As true today as it's ever been.

Naive at best,plain daft in reality..

Oh, you met a female. Cool story, bro.

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