A West Australian great-grandmother has been scammed out of $150,000 of her life savings when she was lured in by a fake cryptocurrency advertisement.
The Morley woman was tricked by a fake email falsely claiming Sunrise’s David “Kochie” Koch was an investor. Now, she wants other Australians to be aware.
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Speaking to 7NEWS, a devastated Dale Hambrook says she feels “stupid” she fell for the elaborate scheme.
“I wish it could all go away,” she said.
The ordeal started in June when she received an email from an unknown sender encouraging her to take part in the crypto scheme.
With medical expenses mounting in her life, the 73-year-old thought the email came at the perfect time to help her boost her finances.
“I got an email about Kochie about investing in Bitcoin and he was doing very well with it, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a few dollars, extra dollars so I could have some eye surgery to cover the out-of-pocket,” Hambrook said.
The email prompted her to click a link in the article to sign up to the fake trading scheme, which initially asked for a $250 fee.
But the cost only grew from there.
“There was $7500 and the next one was $10,000 and there were a couple of…
