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TheWaterGod@lemmy.caM to Offbeat@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days ago

Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress

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Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress

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Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress, police in Japan say
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The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an official said.

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    He was over the moon when she sent the cash

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