An Okanagan woman is sharing her tale of being scammed $1 million in the hope it will prevent others from being dealt the same fate.
Last October, “Mary” was contacted by a man responding to her posting on an Internet dating site.
In less than two months, through email and phone conversations, Mary’s new friend convinced her to loan him $12,500.
He said the money was needed to pay fees associated with cashing in a multi-million dollar inheritance from his recently deceased father.
Mary says she found herself believing the man’s stories.
She says his voice was addictive, calm and hypnotic.
Mary sent huge sums of money, mostly to a bank in Singapore, and says she had already lost so much money, she felt compelled to keep going to try and get it back.
When the fog finally lifted, Mary had been swindled more than $1 million over just seven months.
And her problems may not be over yet: Mary says the scam artist set up an off-shore bank account in her name and she believes it is being used to illegally launder money under her identity.
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