Grand Forks Woman Loses $20K In Romance Scam

A Grand Forks, N.D. woman has been bilked out of at least $20,000 in a "romance scam."

 

 

 

 

A Grand Forks, N.D. woman has been bilked out of at least $20,000 in a "romance scam."

Grand Forks Police Detective Mike Flannery said the 72-year-old victim thought she was wiring money to a male friend overseas. The con man said he needed the cash in order to come to the U.S.

After receiving the money, the man requested another $50,000 to help his ailing mother in Nigeria before relocating to North Dakota.

Flannery said there is a chance the woman’s bank will be able to stop the second transaction before the $20,000 loss goes to $70,000.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center estimates romance scams netted some $50 million in 2011.

 

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