Con Woman Jailed Over Online Scam

MOSCOW, August 26, 2012 – A woman from Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Adygea received a four-year prison term Monday for bilking two men out of over 1.2 million rubles ($36,000), the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
The woman used a false identity and photo to register on an online dating service in May 2012, claiming to be a Moscow-based lawyer and the daughter of a rich businessman.
She also claimed she needed money for medical treatment after a car accident.
One man wired her over 500,000 rubles over the space of eight months. She then befriended the man’s friend, who subsequently sent her 680,000 rubles for her “treatment.”
SOURCES : RIA Novosti