He pretended to be an American general and extorted 74,500 euros from a 58-year-old woman who fell in love with him.

A 58-year-old woman in Patras fell victim to an extortionist in an incredible scam. Several thousand euros.

According to his information Tempo24 It all started in 2022, when the 58-year-old started chatting Facebook With a man who told her US Army Generalwith special task in Yemen.

Talks were going on The general convinced the woman that he was interested in developing their relationship further.

together with her He asked for money to perform a major surgery on his daughterBecause he himself was in financial trouble at that time.

The 58-year-old sent the money a short time later “The General” told her he was preparing to receive his pension and was coming to Greece to live together. However, he asked for money again to clear some financial balance.

When he sent the money again The scammer disappeared!

All in all, the man managed to trick and take away the unsuspecting woman From September 8, 2022 to March 8, 2023 how much 74,500 Euros.

After March 15 The man…disappeared from Facebook And the girl realized that she had fallen A victim of a scammer And went custody to report the incident.

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