SHOCKER! British Man Scammed Millions By A Kenyan ‘Woman’ In Fake Marriage
A British guy is counting his losses after falling victim to a bogus Kenyan bride scam that cost him Ksh14.5 million (£85,000).
The man told the BBC about his dilemma and how he sent his life savings to someone named ‘Anita’.
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The 69-year-old, who lived in Leiston, Suffolk, began an internet relationship with her after falling in love for the first time since his wife, Pauline, died in 2019.
The man, who had previously worked for the United Nations, explained that he was introduced to ‘Anita’ by a buddy he had met in person three years earlier while working in Kenya.
After starting a supposedly loving internet relationship, he agreed to move to Nairobi and marry her.
He began sending money to help her prepare their home, but when he arrived in Kenya, she was nowhere to be found.
After falling prey to the hoax, the man said that he spent six weeks on the streets and in shelters in Guildford and Woking when he returned to England.
A 69-year-old British man lost Ksh14.5M (£85K) to a fake Kenyan bride scam after falling in love online with "Anita" — only to land in Nairobi and find she didn’t exist.
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He returned home broke, homeless, and heartbroken.
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The individual is currently residing in a flat with shared amenities in Staines-upon-Thames.
The Brit claimed that he is now paying his rent with his monthly pension payments, but that most months he was “lucky” to have £20 (Ksh3,429) in his pocket.
“I’ve got nothing, I’ve got nobody, I’ve got zero, so my quality of life is pretty poor and my future looks pretty poor. I’ve got no future,” he said.
“But I can’t think about it because I just get too upset, and if I can’t do something to change things, then what’s the point?” he added.
The individual blamed his problems on his two banks, claiming they did not adequately protect him.
Despite this, he admitted that he had made a mistake by engaging in transactions despite previous cautions. The man’s lawsuit comes as romantic fraud is on the rise.
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“They said it was my fault, and I know I did do a stupid thing, but I am a victim, and they did not protect me enough,” he charged.
“I can’t believe how awful the banks are to people, and I don’t think they put enough barriers in place to stop scammers and prevent fraud.”
Data gathered in 2024 revealed that incidences of romance fraud had increased by more than 60% during the previous four years.
In 2023, a self-reporting mechanism processed 7,660 romantic fraud cases in England and Wales, up from 4,842 in 2019.
SHOCKER! British Man Scammed Millions By A Kenyan ‘Woman’ In Fake Marriage
