Originally Posted by
kamas
There was an article in yesterday's Sunday Mail about some guy being fleeced for $437k on the Secret Benefits website.
"The 47-year-old Sydney man was the main victim of convicted fraudster Siriluck Fatima Chimmalee, who was jailed on Wednesday for swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars from men on online dating platforms.
The man said Chimmalee destroyed his life after he met the 27-year-old Thai national on the Secret Benefits website. The court heard Chimmalee had convinced the man, who claims to be worth $10m, to invest
$437,000 in a fake opportunity relating to luxury handbags.
The man fell for the trick, and after eight months of a “relationship” he gave her $13,000 to buy an engagement ring he never saw.
Chimmalee was jailed for four years and two months for dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception."