Manchester City had a lot of catching up to do when they set their eyes on conquering world football after the 2008 takeover.
18.02.2024 - 18:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
He seemed authentic. He had recently moved from Manchester to Dubai where he owned his own mineral company. "Derek" also showered Lyn with affectionate emails and picture "proof" of who he was.
The online relationship blossomed, as did Lyn's trust. They had met on Facebook on a site for widows Lyn had joined.
She said: "This guy I got talking to lived in Manchester but worked away a lot digging for minerals for his business. We got talking and had loads of banter. He was a widower, so I thought we've got something in common. The pain I'm feeling, he is feeling the same.
"It just went on from there. Then about four months in to the relationship there was an accident over in Dubai where he was working and six of his employees got injured. He had all these hospital bills to pay. So he said would I help him with them. He said 'I'll pay you the money back with interest, don't worry about the money'. The hotel was going to chuck him out, could I pay his hotel bill. It just went on and on from there."
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"Derek", as the relationship developed, had been calling Lyn once or twice every week. But it was all a scam and her admirer defrauded her out of £50,000.
Lyn, in her 60s, never met "Derek" but his love bombing tactics worked after they struck up a friendship online in 2020. To aid in the sham, the scammer had taken and edited pictures from the internet to manipulate Lyn into thinking that he, and the relationship, was genuine.
As the relationship progressed, Lyn had withdrawn over £50,000 out of her pension and transferred it to Derek as a gift. She was also encouraged to open multiple Coinbase and Cryptocurrency accounts, in order to send more of her own
Manchester City had a lot of catching up to do when they set their eyes on conquering world football after the 2008 takeover.
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