A woman has defended her decision to send more than $1 million (around £650,000) to a man she formed a relationship with online but has never met in real life.
In an interview with TV host and author Phil McGraw on his show Dr Phil, the woman, named Sarah says that she met the man, who calls himself Chris Olsen, 18 months ago.
During that time, Sarah wired large sums of her inheritance to Chris, who has told her he is currently based in Africa. She said: “He told me early on that he was a widower and that he had two daughters, and he was on a business trip in South Africa.”
Sarah, who has been divorced twice, says that she is in love with Chris and says that she is “95% certain it’s not a scam.”
Chris claims that he has been prevented from coming home as he keeps being arrested on false charges. “He’s from Milan, Italy, and moved to the United States about 18 years ago,” Sarah said. “He’s very poetic when he talks to me.”
But the relationship raised an alarm for her cousin, Crystal, who told Dr Phil she believes Sarah is being conned.
Crystal told Dr Phil: “If Sarah continues sending ‘Chris’ money, she’s going to have nothing left.”
According to his website, Dr Phil has been in contact with the embassies of the numerous countries Chris has claimed to have lived in, and has spoken with the FBI about the risk of online scams. Viewers are also trying to track down the man for an upcoming episode.
Pay the money jare how did she know the person is from Africa ???
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