Article 1Z7BM Accountant falls for sexy Nigerian email scammer, gives her £150k he cheated out of pal

Accountant falls for sexy Nigerian email scammer, gives her £150k he cheated out of pal

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Story ImageBrian Ridpath has 419 problems, but the potentially fictional Lisa Johnson ain't one

A lonely beancounter has been jailed after he fell for what appears to be a classic Nigerian email scam, and conned 150,000 out of a friend so he could bankroll his fake damsel in distress."

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