Two dreamers say they were led to a scam artist by a father and son duo
David Willet claims he has connections and knows people – including a guy with millions of dollars to lend. He also told a college professor and a software engineer that he could get them a bundle of cash to finance their projects.
FOX 2 (WJBK) – A former small-town newspaper publisher’s new hobby is grabbing headlines for the wrong reasons: he’s connecting entrepreneurs with big-money investors – but Rob Wolchek learned that the investors weren’t the ones who paid out.
David Willett claims he knows people – including a guy with millions of dollars to lend. He also told a college professor and a software engineer that he could get them a bundle of cash to finance their projects.
But that guy? He never even met him.
Instead, he had those two people who were willing to pay up for a chance to finance their dreams. By the time they saw the truth, it was too late.
Lynne is a college professor with a doctorate – yet she fell for a scam that is leaving her still questioning what happened.
“Yeah, I’m embarrassed. I did something really stupid. I did something (that) every time I tell the story, I think ‘why did I do that?”
She blames Willett for luring her in and telling her to trust a mysterious money man named Bob Montgomery.
Rick is a computer software developer from Chicago who said he also was caught up.
“I feel horrible,” Rick said. “I never would have done this at all except for Dave Willett.”
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