When Rebecca Lewis found out her fiance planned to leave her
for a pretty blonde he had met online, her world fell apart. Messages on his
laptop showed he had been flirting for months with the woman he had “met” weeks
after proposing to her.
for a pretty blonde he had met online, her world fell apart. Messages on his
laptop showed he had been flirting for months with the woman he had “met” weeks
after proposing to her.
Calling herself Kristen White, the mystery woman had
contacted Paul Rusher on social networking sites at least 10 times a day for
months, after sending a Facebook friend request out of the blue.
contacted Paul Rusher on social networking sites at least 10 times a day for
months, after sending a Facebook friend request out of the blue.
Rebecca, 30, read the messages between them and saw that,
despite never having met her, sales assistant Paul, 29, had declared his love
to Kristen and told her he planned a future with her.
despite never having met her, sales assistant Paul, 29, had declared his love
to Kristen and told her he planned a future with her.
When Rebecca confronted her fiance, he told her she was
dumped and she packed her bags and left the home they shared despite the two
planning their wedding.
dumped and she packed her bags and left the home they shared despite the two
planning their wedding.
But instead of moving on, devastated Rebecca became
suspicious of Paul’s new romance and turned detective.
suspicious of Paul’s new romance and turned detective.
She soon found he had been the victim of a romance scam,
where fraudsters use pictures of Russian models to trick unsuspecting men into
parting with thousands of pounds.
where fraudsters use pictures of Russian models to trick unsuspecting men into
parting with thousands of pounds.
Instead of letting love rat Paul fall foul of the con,
Rebecca intervened and stopped him giving £2,000 to Kristen, who had asked to
borrow the money for flights so she could join him in the UK.
Rebecca intervened and stopped him giving £2,000 to Kristen, who had asked to
borrow the money for flights so she could join him in the UK.
Rebecca has now forgiven Paul and the two are now planning
their wedding despite her parents been upset that she forgave him after all he put her through.
their wedding despite her parents been upset that she forgave him after all he put her through.
‘Kristen’: Picture of innocent Russian model used by scammers
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