British woman says she was conned out of £20,000 by a Nigerian gang in online dating scam

The British woman appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier today to warn people of the dangers of online dating.

'Elizabeth' (not her real name) was asked for money within a week of speaking to her online match and claims the police 'did nothing'.

After thinking she was was dating an engineer from Southampton who had a contract out in Dubai, it turned out to be a scam.

She revealed: "I was very vulnerable, I had been on my own for a long time and I just wanted to meet someone.

After being asked about how he won over her trust, she explained: "He used to email me and tell me how lovely I was, he would make me feel like any woman would want to."

After initially handing over £3,000, in total she gave the scammers more than £20,000. 'Elizabeth' claims they sent up to 20-30 messages and emails a day and said "they were basically brainwashing me.

Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan pressed the victim more, as it was revealed that 'Elizabeth' was targeted by more than one person in the elaborate hoax.

"I believe they were a gang of Nigerian scammers," said Elizabeth.

When Susanna quizzed her on what the police said, Elizabeth said:

"I didn't really get much from the police, they didn't give me a lot of information. They said there was nothing they could do for me."

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