Laura Francis, 69, from California, met David Hodge online. A young, handsome doctor contacted her on Facebook. He introduced himself as a military surgeon who is on a secret mission in North Korea run by Marines.
The man told that he was betrayed and now wants to meet someone mature. According to DailyMail.com, the woman quickly fell in love. The couple kept in touch via text messages and instant messengers for several weeks.
He started asking for money
Hodge approached Francis asking for money. He told her that he had lost access to his accounts, but assured her that he would return “every penny” when his service ended. The Internet lover requested that 5.5 thousand. hole. transferred through the Bitcoin app. Soon after, he asked for another 7,000.
“When she expressed her doubts and questioned his intentions, he sent her an Ohio bank statement with a balance of $3 million – the bank had a Chase Bank P.O. Box. He also showed her his contract of employment with the Marines and his passport.” – we read.
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Hodge also texted Laura that he had fallen in love with her and was planning to marry her.
The next tranche amounted to over 42,000. dol, this time the man “borrowed” money from an online “love” to buy her an engagement ring. However, the woman got one worth $ 9.99.
The woman accepted the man’s subsequent translations. As she said, “she wanted to believe in him” and this “love”.
Second impostor
Francis has not shared the story with friends or family all this time. Hodge asked her to wait until they could share the “happy news” of their engagement together.
Her daughter knew about the online relationship, but she was unaware that her mother had already sent thousands of dollars to her friend. She advised Laura to create an account on the Plenty of Fish dating platform.
There she soon met another handsome stranger, Robert Manguire.
The man was supposed to be the manager of an oil rig and live in Los Angeles. “After the couple started talking more often, Francis told Manguire that she was in love with another man, but she suspected that he might be lying to her,” we read.
“Help” a new friend
A new friend offered the 69-year-old to help her recover the money she had lost as she has hacking skills. He allegedly hacked into Hodge’s computer and discovered that Laura’s suspicions of fraud were true.
So he proceeded to “recover” the money.
“He showed me all the screenshots of the money,” she said and reported that Robert had extracted 160,000 from her. dollars, which was to enable the recovery of money extorted by the surgeon.
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Manguire disappeared a few hours before he was supposed to return Laura the money she had given him and which he had allegedly recovered.
A woman found out that she had reported herself as a victim of an online cryptocurrency scam by two men who acted in cooperation. In total, they extorted a quarter of a million dollars from the 69-year-old.
Scammers have created fake identities on social media.
Laura’s beloved turned out to be a 26-year-old Nigerian.
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