He introduced himself as a millionaire: an American went to a dating site and lost $ 80 thousand
A resident of Alfareta, Georgia, fell in love with a crook and lost 80 thousands of dollars.
An American who wished to remain anonymous, met 35-year-old swindler John Martin Hill on Match.com's 27 March website. On the same day, the couple met, and a week later became engaged. The man introduced himself as a millionaire. He convinced a naive woman that they were “made for each other” and should buy a house.
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The victim gave her savings to Martin Hill, after which the fraudster broke off all ties and disappeared without a trace.
According to preliminary data, the criminal previously lived in the city of Duluth with another woman and child. The investigation revealed that Hill recently acquired a BMW 2014 car of the year and repainted it black. Swindler changed his name at least five times in the last 2,5 of the year.
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The man is wanted in the states of Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. His whereabouts remain unknown.
In 2015, it was reported that an online lover convinced an 46-year-old American woman to part with her love confessions. The woman listed an online boyfriend, whom she knew only on the Internet, 1,4 million dollars.
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