I lost half my life savings to a fake David Attenborough – here’s how it happened

Widow thought she was dating Sir David Attenborough online – it cost her £12k

The 74-year-old said she "fell in love" with the fraudster, who told her he needed money for legal fees and life-saving medical treatment.

Fraudster scammed widow, 74, out of half her life savings by posing as David Attenborough

A 74-year-old Canadian widow was conned out of nearly half her life savings by a criminal pretending to be Sir David Attenborough

I lost half my life savings to a fake David Attenborough – here’s how it happened

A woman lost tens of thousands of pounds – and nearly her relationship with her son – after being tricked into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as the veteran broadcaster. Liam James sheds light on an international criminal enterprise and led The Independent to uncover Facebook’s failure to protect users

‘My mother was tricked by a fraudster pretending to be David Attenborough and gave them half of her life savings’ – UK Times

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