36 h. ago ‘I opened up like a giant elevator’: the seven sly, savage stages of a £100,000 romance scam

Last year, romance fraud rose 52% for over-55s in the UK. Victims often feel they’ve made a terrible mistake and are at fault – but really, they’ve been expertly groomed by criminalsIn total, over two and a half years, Elizabeth gave £100,000 to “Sam”, the “man” she met online, who she thought she loved and loved her back. She emptied her savings account, pawned her late mother’s jewellery and took out bank loans. She became so overdrawn that she could barely afford food and lived mainly on soup.She had sent this money, for all sorts of reasons, to a man she’d never met. The first was a $500 Amazon voucher because Sam, a consultant, was out on an oil rig and needed to buy a manual. Later, the rig required a new part; then the tanker transporting the oil ran into problems, too. She gave money to Sam’s daughter who was trapped in an abusive marriage. Finally, when Sam became ill, Elizabeth was contacted by his doctor and began paying Sam’s medical bills. “When this doctor messaged to ...

Economics

61 h. ago I lost all our wedding money on the night we got married while living a double life

Newlywed Elissa Hubbard spent her wedding night locked to her mobile phone playing casino games. She had now opened up over her battle with addiction in a bid to help others

Politics

3 d. ago 'I fell for loving husband then discovered 10 secret children by 7 women'

Mary Turner Thomson was cruelly duped by Will Jordan - a man posing as a CIA agent, who married her bigamously, stole her money, and lived multiple secret lives with different women

Society

3 w. ago Married people over State Pension age could boost annual income by £4,300

Older people with a weekly State Pension of less than £346 could be due extra money from DWP.

Economics

3 w. ago Meghan Markle under fire from Fox News presenter who claims 'she married the money!'

Meghan Markle was slammed by Fox News presenter Dana Loesch who furiously claimed the actress "married the money".

Politics

last month Nick Knowles' 'hilarious' marriage claim as he admits 'I've never owned a house'

Nick Knowles tied the knot with Katie, his partner of four years, in June, now dispelling any notions that they married for money

Politics

last month Strictly's Nick Knowles makes 'hilarious' claim as he opens up on new marriage

Nick Knowles tied the knot with Katie, his partner of four years, in June, now dispelling any notions that they married for money

Politics