A heartbroken woman has shared how she didn’t realize she was the victim of an online dating scam until she watched Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler.
She said she spent $92,000 on a man she thought loved her and is now delaying her retirement to get out of debt.
“I thought I was in love because every time I would hear from him, my heart would just burst open. And it was interesting, exciting,” Kathy, the scammed woman who requested that her last name remain hidden, told ABC7 in an interview.
“And after every phone call before we hung up, we took turns praying and even that, he was really cute.”
She told ABC7 that she met the man after signing up for SilverSingles, a dating platform for folks above the age of 50.
She noted that she was lonely during the pandemic and decided to give it a try.
She then matched with the mystery man and the relationship progressed flawlessly.
She claimed the man would woo her by calling her sweet names and constantly complimenting her.
And when it came time for the scammer to start scamming, Kathy did not question his intentions – despite never meeting him.
“I asked to meet him. And he said: ‘Well, I’m leaving for a job up in Toronto, and I have to go quickly,’” she recalled.
“A couple of weeks after he was there in Toronto, supposedly, he said: ‘I need these permits to work here and I need $5,000 for this permit. And they won’t take a check or anything.’
“So I’m…
