A 54-year-old woman gave up a large sum of money meant for her daughter’s university tuition to a man she believed she was dating.
He eventually ended up cheating her of over $930,000 in cash and jewellery, nearly jeopardising her relationship with her daughter as a result.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily, the victim said that she had met 57-year-old fruit seller Kong Jun Yi Jonathan online in October 2020. The two entered into a relationship soon after.
This was the first person she dated since her divorce about 20 years ago, she said.
Kong claimed to be the administrative director of a company. In reality, he was a fruit seller.
He also told the victim that his wife had passed away from illness, leaving him with their 10-year-old son.
The woman, who declined to be named, told the Chinese evening daily that the two dated for more than a year. During this period, Kong would stay at her house from Monday to Friday and go home to be with his son on weekends.
She also recounted how the man repeatedly borrowed money from her and her sister under various pretexts.
These included him claiming his bank account was frozen as he was acting as a loan guarantor, saying he needed funds for the company, or for hospital bills.
Despite the repeated requests for money, the victim did not suspect her boyfriend and even handed over her daughter’s tuition fees. Her sister also gave up money she had saved for her child’s wedding banquet.
The woman told Shin Min Daily that after being scammed, she was unable to afford her daughter’s overseas university tuition which amounted to six figures a year.
According to Shin Min Daily, the victim broke down in tears when talking about her daughter and revealed she had taken out a bank loan to pay for the remaining tuition so her daughter could graduate and return home.Â
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