Bride-to-be mum in tears as life ‘came falling down’ after crypto currency scammers swindled her out of £29,000
A BRIDE-TO-BE mum wept and "hit the bottom" after being conned out of almost £30,000 by crypto currency scammers.
Melissa, from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, told Sun Online: "I feel really upset, the fact that someone can do that to you."It's just building my life again, really. It's like Tetris you are pressing all the blocks and there are no blocks left to press and all of a sudden it's going to all come falling down.The cold-hearted sting started when she was called by a woman calling herself Nicole Stephens claiming to be from a firm called Coinipro.com.
To add to her agony, she had just been made redundant from her job as a car sales executive for Mercedes. "The fact he has done it to me, I want him to know he has picked on the wrong person, I will go to the rainbow to get the company."Action Fraud confirmed City of London Police were assessing Melissa's case and had received other reports about the same firm.
"You can understand how people can become suicidal when something like that happens to you. It takes a big toll on your self esteem.Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether are not regulated in the UK.
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