Police Warn Against Online Scams
Local woman fell victim after meeting a man on an online dating site, police said.
What began as an online romance with a 40-something from Nebraska ended abruptly after a Yorkville woman wired $1,050 to two people in Nigeria, police said. Now, Yorkville Deputy Police Chief Dave Schwartzkopf said he hopes the tale prevents others from falling victim to online financial scams. “That grandmother scam is coming back,” Schwartzkopf said. “The Nigerian scam has been around forever; I get them here.” The Yorkville woman met “Dave Johnson” through an online dating site and communicated with him by telephone, text message and instant message, Schwartzkopf said. She never met him in person, but he told her he was going to Nigeria to settle his parents’ estate. On March 30, she sent $200 through Western Union to Oluwole Ayoriee in…
Faith Simmons
6:28 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
So very sorry to hear that scammers targeted yet another good person. Please know that there are scam survivors who are here for you, to walk you through the difficult healing times ahead. We can also teach you how to protect yourself in the future, so that you don't have to live in fear of it happening again. This site does not allow me to say exactly how to find us, but we are only a 'google' … more ›