Countryfile's Helen Skelton says she felt 'really stupid' after losing £70,000 to scammer
29.07.2022 - 18:29
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Lorraine Kelly: "The notion of him chatting to his mates online scares me a bit. I don't know that world and we've all heard plenty of things that could go wrong. ""I mean, come on - even as adults it is so easy to fall victim to a fraudster.
. . I've done it - it has happened to me.
It makes you feel really stupid. Read more: Prince William introduced himself as 'Steve' to seem normal at University of St Andrews"But it has happened to so many people who aren't stupid. I got phoned up by the bank, told something dodgy had gone on with my account.
The next week I had £70,000, all of my savings, had gone. All gone. "Helen's life savings, which she had worked so hard for, were snatched away from her after she was asked a few quick questions about her bank account.
She told Lorraine: "It was just a few questions over the phone. "I had one kid up a tree, one wrestling the dog, another dog throwing up their kids birthday cake, then they phoned me from the bank and said 'oh something has gone on'. You don't question your bank.
"Helen said that the scam happens 'every day of the week' to unsuspecting members of the public. She told Lorraine: "We're not talking about little old ladies who are victims who don't understand the internet, that's a massively naïve assumption. "It's happening to people and they're too embarrassed to say that it's happened.
I cried buckets when I realised. "That money was meant to be for my children's future. I was thinking of my kids, and about how I would have to work even more and not see them to try to get it back.
"But it wasn’t just about money. I felt sick when I realised that I’d been speaking to the bloke robbing me. It felt like a total violation.