California Woman Scammed out of $273,000 by Fake Internet Boyfriend: Report

California Woman Scammed out of $273,000 by Fake Internet Boyfriend: Report
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A California woman said she was scammed out of $273,000 by a man who posed as a U.S. Marine Corps Major on a dating website.

The 56-year-old Oakland woman, identified as Yin, told ABC7 that she had no time for a social life as she worked as a hairstylist and cared for her elderly mother.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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