Man watches RM119,000, woman disappear in online dating scam, US police say


A Porter County man lost US$25,000 in a scam that started when a woman he met on an online dating site offered to teach him how to invest in cryptocurrency. — Image by freepik

CHESTERTON: A local man lost US$25,000 (RM119,387) in a scheme originating on an online dating site, police said.

The 59-year-old man said he developed a friendship in January with a woman he met on a dating website and she offered to teach him about investing in crypto currency, according to Chesterton police.

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