Wednesday 19th January 2011
A nurse and mother of two from Southampton claims she was conned out of more than £4000 by a man who said he had royal ties.
Alina Miron’s problems started when she met a man on a dating site last August. The man, who cannot be named, seemed perfectly nice at first and the pair had regular conversations on the phone and online. During these conversations Mr X told Alina that he was self-employed and living in London. He described his life as ‘lonely’ and said that he had difficulty in finding love because a lot of women were more interested in his wallet than his heart. As time went on, Alina grew more attached to Mr X and they spent many hours talking to each other through webcams. Mr X sent love poems, photos and letters to Alina, where he professed his love to her and portrayed the long and happy future that they would share together. Just six weeks later Mr X told Alina that he had a serious heart condition which required an operation in the U.S. Alina said: “He told me that he urgently needed an operation but that his bank accounts had been temporarily frozen. At first he asked me to give him £11,000. I couldn’t afford that but I said I would give him what I could.... I wanted him to be well.”Alina transferred £3450 to a bank account in the U.S through Western Union and kept regular contact with Mr X. Over the next few months, Mr X made up various excuses to avoid repaying the money. He even told Alina that he was royalty and that she was being put through a test to prove that she was a suitable wife. “He told me that he was putting me through the same tests that Prince William put Kate through and that he had actually paid all my money to a charity. I have only been in this country for two years so he thought I would believe him.” said Alina.But by this point, Alina had stopped believing Mr X’s lies. She demanded her money and saw Mr X angry for the first time. He threatened Alina, saying that he would have her and her children deported back to her country of birth, Romania. Alina has not yet been repaid by her conman and now feels cheated and scared. She has also lost thousands of pounds and finds herself worrying about her finances and legal fees if she chooses to report Mr X or hire a detective to try and locate him. Sadly though there are thousands of women around the country who choose not to report the fraudulent activities of their partners. Women often feel embarrassed by the scam and turn to confidential debt advice as a solution.Vance Parsons, sales director of Eurodebt, said: “We get a lot of calls from women who seek debt advice but don’t want their partners to know. They are very keen that the strictest confidence is kept and therefore debt advisors are the best option because we ensure confidentiality at all times. “He added: “In cases where we feel that a woman has been the victim of fraud, we would advise her to seek legal advice.”Manchester debt firm is liquidated owing creditors over £2.2m
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