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Elderly Accountant Stole GBP150k To Pay Email Scammer
- The Register, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:23 AM
A lonely beancounter has been jailed after he fell for what appears to be a classic Nigerian email scam, and conned £150,000 out of a friend so he could bankroll his fake damsel in distress. Brian Ridpath, of Willesborough, Kent, England, was fooled into believing the story of Lisa Johnson, who emailed him X-rated snaps and asked for emergency funds.
