- A widow who went to the OurTime website hoping to find love in online dating was catfished and lost KSh 71 million
- Joan's heartbreak and financial loss were from a man called Rodger Luv online who also claimed to be a widower and a Vietnam veteran mining gems in Dubai
- Investigation revealed that Luv was an African who was using other people's identities to scam people
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USA- After enjoying a marriage spanning 56 years, Joan suddenly found herself very lonely as her husband had passed away.
Joan met her husband at 14 years old
The two met when she was only 14 years old, meaning she had never known any other man before she married.
After mourning her husband's untimely death, people mentioned that she should try online dating.
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" I wanted to meet somebody to go for coffee with, attend shows with and chat with. I went to OurTime website and took the Valentine's Day subscription. The second day, a gentleman called Rodger Luv approached me and asked to chat," explained the realtor on Catfished YouTube channel.
According to Luv, his wife and child passed on in 2016, and he was left broke and lonely.
"I am a miner by trade, and I would like to get back to my feet," claimed the man who said he was Vietnamese veteran.
Joan gives lover KSh 71m
Luv was very romantic; he would send Joan sweet notes and actively try to get to know her better.
"My heart broke for him; between the love notes and the sad stories of his upbringing and him taking care of his wife. Anybody who could take care of his wife and not leave her or cheat on her was just beyond my comprehension," she said.
"The first time he asked me for money, I hung up on him. He called me back and when I picked up he was crying, insisting that he needed to get back on his feet. That was the beginning. I first gave him KSh 4 million ($28000), and I eventually gave him KSh 71 million ($500,000)," shared Joan.
Luv loses over KSh 10 million
Luv largely kept away, and when Joan asked him, he first claimed he was in Alaska, then later said he was in Dubai, the source of the precious minerals.
"I sent money when he had malaria, then again when he claimed to have come down with appendicitis and then a hernia. He claimed they would not operate on him until she parted with KSh 9 million ($66,000)," said Joan.
"I had some money from my checking and savings account, and I also had the house my husband left me. I was left with only KSh 1.8 million $12000) to my name after this nightmare.
Joan comes clean
After spending all that money on Luv, who was still a no-show, Joan came clean to her son, who insisted they must report the matter to the police.
After investigations, the Catfished channel discovered that the man was actually from Africa and was using other people's identities to steal from the unsuspecting old lady.
"I want to start working at the local supermarket to start putting back what I feel I had taken from my children and grandchildren," said Joan who his children have since forgiven.
"I am coming back slowly and surely, I don't only mourn the loss of money, but you fall in love with these people so I felt like I had another death," she said.
Woman claims she sent over Ksh 11m to a scammer
In another story, a woman who has been sending money to a man she has never met, discovered the shocking truth about her virtual boyfriend, leading to a heartbreaking realisation.
She had sent a substantial sum of over KSh 11 million to her online partner before unravelling the deception in their relationship.
Two years ago, Terri encountered "Ricardo" on Facebook Messenger, and their connection swiftly blossomed.
On Dr Phil Show, it emerged thatAfter a month of exchanging messages, Ricardo proposed a lucrative opportunity to Terri, urging her to invest KSh 1.4 million in Bitcoin.
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