British Divorcee Is Conned Out Of £4,000 By Her Nigerian 'Fiancé' Who Proposed One Month After They Met Online

This is the exact style these guys use every now and then and yet these Oyibo women would not take no for an answer. The government through various agencies are doing a lot, by way of enlightenment, education and a whole lots, and it baffles me as these stories continue to happen without ceasing.

 

 A divorcée in her sixties has revealed how she was duped by an online con artist who targeted her through a reputable dating website, dailymail.co.uk reports.

The woman, revealed only as Sheila, told Channel 5 show Secrets Of The Scammers how she was contacted by a man claiming to be called Glen Almond and got caught up in a whirlwind romance.

 

She ended up giving away £4,000 before she discovered she was the victim of an elaborate scam based in Nigeria. Even to this day, Sheila has no idea who she was actually talking to or where her money went.

 

She had believed Glen was who he claimed to be when he first contacted her online and sent her his picture.  She said: 'As soon as I opened the email and saw his photo it was love at first sight, we spent time chatting with emails going backwards and forwards getting to know each other.

 

He was very charming and romantic.' Glen told Sheila he was a captain in the Canadian Navy and was a widow currently based in Afghanistan as a medical doctor working in a field hospital. Read Full Gist @ Mail Online