'I felt like I really knew him': Woman warns others of online dating scams
Updated: 12:56 PM EDT Aug 14, 2018
A Florida woman on the verge of losing her home is now telling others to be wary of who they interact with on dating websites.Pamela Viles, 69, said she began talking to a man on Match.com in 2016. Over two years, she sent James Lazenby more than $1 million through her IRA accounts, checking account, credit card loans and fraudulent wire transfer funds."I felt like I really knew him closer than anybody that I had known," Viles told WWSB.She recently found out that the man she had been texting every day and calling twice a week was scamming her.Viles said her health issues prevented her from thinking clearly and seeing the red flags."I'm very clearheaded, but I have a little bit of dementia," she said.According to the Better Business Bureau, nearly 80,000 Americans have reportedly been victims of romance scams in the United States over the past three years, with approximately $884 million in reported losses.바카라 게임 웹사이트BBB suspects this is only the tip of the iceberg, as most people do not file complaints with BBB or law enforcement,바카라 게임 웹사이트 according to a study the organization released this year.Viles바카라 게임 웹사이트 family has created a GoFundMe page in efforts to recoup some of the losses.
SARASOTA, Fla. — A Florida woman on the verge of losing her home is now telling others to be wary of who they interact with on dating websites.
Pamela Viles, 69, said she began talking to a man on Match.com in 2016. Over two years, she sent James Lazenby more than $1 million through her IRA accounts, checking account, credit card loans and fraudulent wire transfer funds.
"I felt like I really knew him closer than anybody that I had known," Viles .
She recently found out that the man she had been texting every day and calling twice a week was scamming her.
Viles said her health issues prevented her from thinking clearly and seeing the red flags.
"I'm very clearheaded, but I have a little bit of dementia," she said.
According to the Better Business Bureau, nearly 80,000 Americans have reportedly been victims of romance scams in the United States over the past three years, with approximately $884 million in reported losses.
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