Professor loses £140,000 in dating scam

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3350305/Professor-gave-lonely-hearts-conman-140-000-police-say-WON-T-investigate-fraud-took-place-overseas.html

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2015-12-09/hants-professor-loses-140-000-in-dating-scam/

8 December 2015

A lonely Hampshire university professor faces losing her house after handing over £140,000 in an online dating scam.

Professor gave lonely hearts conman £140,000: But police say they WON'T investigate because the fraud took place overseas

Oxford-educated Judith Lathlean, 67, said she felt 'immediate connection' when a man called 'John Porter' contacted her on an internet dating profile

Within days, the pair were planning a future together and had given each other affectionate nicknames

Prof Lathlean also began giving him money for a development project

Six months - and tens of thousands of pounds - later realised it was a scam

But police refused to investigate because the fraud was based overseas