Arnaquée de plus d’un million d’euros, une Britannique meurt en tentant de traquer ses brouteurs au Ghana
Janet Fordham, a 69-year-old British woman, was scammed out of over one million euros by fraudsters. To recover her money, she traveled to Ghana to track down her thieves, but tragically lost her life there. She will never see her money again and will never return to England.
Trapped between 2017 and 2022 by several scammers, the British retiree squandered all her savings on romance scams. The first time, it was a fake British army sergeant major, supposedly on a mission in Syria, who promised her love and a home together.
Blinded by love, she gave him over €170,000 even though her stepdaughter had warned her, finding it all "a bit unbelievable." A second con artist, posing as a diplomat, finished her off.
In total, over a million euros vanished. Even when she understood the deception, Janet couldn't accept it. The psychological hold was total.
In a final act of desperation, the 70-year-old flew to Ghana, convinced she could recover some of the funds. She trusted a man who promised to help her. But the journey turned tragic, as Janet Fordham died in a car accident.
In a cruel twist of irony, the vehicle was driven by the very person who claimed to be coming to her aid.
Revealed during a hearing in Exeter and reported by "The Guardian", her story illustrates the violence of romance scams. They not only steal, but they also kill.
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