A 70-year-old pensioner who fell victim to a romance scam has been refunded £153,000 by Lloyds bank - despite not being automatically entitled to compensation.
The man, named only as James, was convinced to send tens of thousands of pounds to a fraudster who claimed that they were trapped in abusive relationship. The scammer took advantage of the recent death of James’ wife, who he had cared for as she suffered from Parkinson’s and dementia, to manipulate James.
