Annette was lonely and she thought she had found the answer to her loneliness when in early March, Eharmony.com matched her with John, a fair-skinned 41-year-old Christian building engineer from California. The only problem was that he was working on a project in Nigeria, but would be back in the U.S. soon with his daughter, Hailey.John was attentive, sent lots of text messages and e-cards and even called Annette's cell phone.
Everything was fine until John said the customs agents at the airport in Nigeria confiscated his luggage for a week containing his $45,000 in travelers' checks, he told Annette. He just needed $1,300 to get him and his daughter by for a week. Annette didn't think twice about sending this sum to the person she loves online but never have seen. But situation in Nigeria worsened by the day after that. Luggage was stolen, his daughter was kidnapped, they were ambushed by thugs and Annette had wiped out her life savings by wiring $36,300 to Nigeria.
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