HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-09-17, Page 14Huron East
resident caught
in Internet scam
HURON EAST - Huron
County Ontario Provincial
Police (OPP) is investigating
a recent case of the
"Romance Scam" that has
left a victim out thousands of
dollars. The Huron East resi-
dent reported she met a
male friend through an
online dating website in Sep-
tember of 2013.
The victim was led to
believe the male had feelings
for her and was completely
in love with her. The male
was also able to convince the
victim he was going to move
from his native country of
Nigeria to live with her.
The male, named Morris
offered up his life -story to
the victim and it all seemed
very plausible to the victim.
After approximately four
months of communicating
through emails, text messag-
ing and the occasional
phone call "Morris" began
asking for money.
The victim was instructed
to transfer funds by wire ser-
vice to another male's name.
The victim was told the
money was for Morris's com-
pany and that he would re-
pay her back once some
"big" contracts came
through. Morris always
asked for small installments
of cash, usually around $200
to $300. Morris also told the
victim he was in the process
of getting a Canadian visa
and he continued to assure
the victim he would be in
Canada soon.
The victim then received a
call from someone purport-
ing to be Morris's doctor. The
phony doctor stated Morris
was on the way to the airport
to fly to Canada when he was
involved in a collision. Mor-
ris was now in need of $800
to get out of the hospital. The
victim wired the money and
waited for her friend to show
up in Canada. The victim
drove to meet him at the
London Airport however her
"friend" never showed. The
lies just couldn't stop for
Morris as he told the victim
he flew into Calgary by
mistake.
The victim realized she
had been scammed and
reported the matter to police
on Aug. 28. The victim
reported to police she has
sent approximately $25,000
to the scammer.
The "Romance and Dat-
ing" scam has proliferated
with the use of social media
and social networking and
dating sites. Fraudsters will
attempt to gain the trust of
the victim through displays
of affection and by trying to
appeal to your compassion-
ate side. They use emotional
triggers to get you to provide
money, gifts or personal
details.
The Canadian Anti -Fraud
Centre (CAFC) reported in
2012 there were 1047 victims
of this type of fraud with
losses exceeding $14.8
million.
If you have met someone
online and the romance is
progressing at lightning
speed it might be an indica-
tor that you're love interest
isn't genuine and is rather
out to scam you. Here are
some tips that will help pre-
vent this type of fraud.
- Check website addresses
carefully. Scammers often
set up fake websites with
very similar addresses to
legitimate dating websites.
Make sure you only use legit-
imate and reputable dating
websites.
- Never send money or
give credit card or online
account details to anyone
you do not know and trust. A
request to send money to a
foreign country to a person
you have never personally
met should be a red flag.
- Be careful giving out per-
sonal information in an
email or when you are chat-
ting online. Educate yourself,
ask questions, and be skepti-
cal. Ask yourself, does this
sound legitimate. Is it nor-
mal for someone to declare
their love in only a few letters
or emails?
- Be informed and stay on
top of scams, inform your
friends, family and loved
ones of this scam. If you sus-
pect that you may be a target
of a fraud, or if you have
already sent funds, don't be
embarrassed, you are not
alone. You can contact the
Canadian Anti -Fraud Centre
at www.antifraudcentre.ca or
by calling 1-888-495-8501.
Alternatively you can contact
the Huron OPP Detachment
at 1-888-310-1122 or (519)
524-1074.
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