A debt-stricken single mother to a young autistic daughter was baited by an elaborate online scam involving a phony millionaire lottery winner, South West News Service reported. Dympna McKenna, 47, thought she had been in touch online with a couple who won the EuroMillions lottery in January and wanted to use some of their nearly … Read more
Her mineral man wasn’t rock solid. A grieving British widow says she was conned out of $63,000 in life savings by a “romance scammer” who preyed on her via Facebook. The sexagenarian, known only as Lyn, was tricked into sending a fraudster called “Derek” cash for hospital and hotel bills — until she cashed in … Read more
Call it a case of art imitating life. Jason Priestley, who plays imprisoned con man George Graham in the new CW Wednesday-night dramedy “Wild Cards,” said he didn’t have to look far to draw inspiration for his on-screen alter ego. [Series creator and executive producer] Michael Konyves and I had a number of discussions about … Read more
It was a real faux pas-ta. Twin sisters from Wisconsin experienced the con of a lifetime when they were duped into paying more than 500 euros — about $530 — for a shrimpy-size dish of lobster pasta while vacationing in the south of France. Travel influencers Cassidy and Leah Armbruster, who now call Madrid, Spain, … Read more
“I know everyone is around, but it feels like nobody is there,” Robert Contofalsky, 24, told The Post. As a Zoomer myself, I know the feeling. Growing up an introverted only child, at any given moment I could scroll through my Instagram feed or pop on a YouTube video to keep me company. At the end of … Read more
The first day of February 2017 was a day like any other for Paris executive Sophie Grenier. Then, a mysterious call lit up her phone. On the line was a man, whose voice she didn’t recognize, telling her that the Minister of Defense urgently needed to schedule a video call. The bewildered Grenier, who at … Read more