HAPPINESS AT LAST FOR THE AUSTRALIAN WOMAN-VICTIM OF NIGERIAN YAHOO BOYS

The Australian woman who has been in the news for sometime now after she was scammed more than $300,000 by a Nigerian Yahoo Boy has cause to smile a bit.

She recovered $100,000, or 40 per cent of the money she transferred overseas, according to a report by ABC.

The woman, who only wants to be known as Jenny, is the first known Western Australian romance fraud victim to receive any money back.

Jenny, 51, told ABC local radio that she developed a relationship with a man called Gary in 2013 on the online dating website RSVP.

The Nigerian scammers had stolen a photo off a website and had created a fictitious profile for Gary, who claimed to be in love with her and needed money for a business-related crisis.