How sophisticated crypto scheme using Kochie’s face and his ‘business advice’ scammed Aussie grandma out of $150k – just days after the Sunrise host tried to warn people about it
- Great-grandmother Dale Hambrook lost $150k from an online Bitcoin scam
- The investment scam claims to be endorsed by Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch
- Ms Hambrook signed up to the fake trading scheme and paid an initial $250 fee
- Koch warned Aussies of the scam which illegally uses his picture and comments
A great-grandmother has lost $150,000 of her life savings after she was lured into a fake crypto scheme which illegally used the face and ‘business advice’ of Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch.
Western Australian woman Dale Hambrook is warning other Aussies after she was tricked by fake emails and a fake news website claiming the Sunrise host was an investor in the scheme.
Ms Hambrook, 73, received the email in June 2022 from an unknown sender encouraging her to boost her finances by investing in Bitcoin.
She said the email came at a crucial time in her life when she was facing mounting medical bills but said she felt ‘stupid’ once she realised it was a scam.
The sophisticated email prompted Ms Hambrook to click a link to an article and sign up to a fake…
