An Alberta woman who was looking for love online has told Global News not only did she end up heartbroken; she also ended up broke.
Sheryl, who we’re not identifying due to safety concerns, said it began last July when she started online dating.
“I wasn’t looking for short-term,” she said. “I was looking for someone who wanted to be in it for the long run.”
The 37 year old ended up connecting with a man who said his name was Yang and he was from Los Angeles. It was an immediate connection.
“I was already emotionally hooked, from day one.”
Alberta woman recounts costly and heartbreaking scam to Global News.
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Sheryl said Yang told her everything she wanted to hear: that he wanted to build a family and build a home with her.
He built up so much trust, she said, she went along with his advice to invest in cryptocurrency.
“I was very hesitant at first, but then I thought this guy seems to know what he’s doing,” she added. “So I took $4,000 that I had.”
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That $4,000 grew and so did her excitement.
Yang then encouraged her to invest more, so she sold one of her properties and borrowed some money.
“I took out a $95,000 loan. So now I have $110,000 to $120,000 that I put into that investment account and it looks…
