A man who was conned out of £150,000 by a woman who he thought he was in a relationship with has spoken of his ordeal as police launch a campaign to warn others about the scams.
Tom, who is in his 30s and didn’t want to reveal his real identity, was the victim of an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that conned him out of his life savings.
Police are warning about a sharp rise in online fraud which involves people being tricked into thinking they are in a romantic relationship online when really the other person is conning them out of money.
