Newcastle United Still Throwing Money Down The Drain!

[Sunderland]

Toon fan duped by cyber 'porn star'

Aug 8 2010 by Kerry Wood, Sunday Sun

A TOON fan, who suffers from epilepsy, was swindled out of more than £1,000 after meeting an internet temptress who duped him with an online love scam. Martin Spence sacrificed cash saved for his Newcastle United season ticket in the hope of bringing his new love to his Wallsend home. But now the dejected 34-year-old is facing up to the fact his fantasy woman was a ruse that left him more than £1,000 out of pocket.

Reeling from the revelation the woman he’d planned his future with isn’t real, Martin said: “I feel like I’ve lost everything. I have low confidence but she used to keep me going.

“I really liked her and thought she liked me just for me.I fell for her and trusted what she said. I didn’t doubt for a minute that she wasn’t real.”

Martin first met the woman, who claimed to be an ex-porn star in America with the name Melissa Sears, through a dating advertisement on social networking site Facebook in March. With no sign up fee Martin, who is unemployed, thought he had nothing to lose and after exchanging messages and saucy images the pair made telephone contact.

Melissa claimed she’d been born in London to an Italian father and American mother. She’d then moved to New Mexico where she worked as a porn star before escaping the clutches of an obsessive partner. But she said that she later fled to Nigeria to start a new life and study as a lab technician.

Over a five-month period Martin sent her more than £1,000. The latest installment of £450 was sent last Friday so his online love could buy a plane ticket and join him in North Tyneside. Blinded by love, Martin stopped paying his rent and internet bills to stump-up enough cash to send to her.

But when he heard nothing from her over the weekend he began to realise what was happening and on Monday plucked up the courage to call police.

He said: “I feel sick and am not eating or sleeping properly. I feel as though I’ve lost everything and can’t get any closure until I find out who this person really was.

“I haven’t paid my bills or bought my season ticket. I was putting this girl first. I was putting all of my extra money into love. She was beautiful and would ask me how I was. She seemed perfect and you could not have met a better person, or that’s what I thought.

This person or group should be stopped from preying on other people. Anyone can pretend to be anyone on the internet. I might not get my money back but I just want to know who this person is.”

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “We can confirm a member of the public contacted officers at Wallsend Police Station on Monday for advice about internet safety. Advice was given. No complaint has been made.”

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2010/08/08/toon-fan-duped-by-cyber-porn-star-79310-27019366/

[carmine]

Who the hel_l flees to NIGERIA to start a new life!!

[Jockstar]

But she said that she later fled to Nigeria to start a new life and study as a lab technician.

:lol:

[ThaiPauly]

Priceless,

seems you don't just have to go to Pattaya to get shafted

[JacknDanny]

Priceless,

seems you don't just have to go to Pattaya to get shafted

I would have thought getting shafted out of only 50,000 baht in Pattaya would be a right result!!