A West Australian great-grandmother has been scammed out of $150,000 of her life savings when she was lured in by a fake cryptocurrency advertisement that pictured sunriseon7's kochie_online. 7NEWS
Speaking to 7NEWS, a devastated Dale Hambrook says she feels “stupid” she fell for the elaborate scheme.The ordeal started in June when she received an email from an unknown sender encouraging her to take part in the crypto scheme.
“I got an email about Kochie about investing in Bitcoin and he was doing very well with it, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a few dollars, extra dollars so I could have some eye surgery to cover the out-of-pocket,” Hambrook said. “There’s reviews, there’s people commenting with real names so you think it’s with real stories - it’s very easy to get sucked in,” she told 7NEWS.
Hambrook’s family has not lodged a refund request with ANZ and they are aware their chance of recovering the money is slim.
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