A government warning has been issued after scammers repeatedly used photos of a 'silver fox' defence minister to dupe women - including a mum who lost £80,000.
Authorities in Latvia say they are aware of more than 100 fake profiles featuring snaps of suave Artis Pabriks.
One con artist, posing as 'Murphy Townsend', swindled Brit Sharon Bulmer out of thousands after he sent her a Facebook message saying he was "lonely' in May 2020.
