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Man Loses $177K to Online Scammer | Leeds News
A Leeds man has sworn off relationships after losing $177,000 to a cunning scammer named Joshua Teale, who manipulated him with a string of heartbreaking lies—from bailiffs to a dying mother to a fake mental health crisis—before turning the tables and asking him to be his boyfriend, complete with explicit messages and emotional blackmail. The victim, drained of savings and forced to take out loans, kept sending money until a bank flagged suspicious activity and police intervened. Teale, who confessed to gambling away most of the cash, received a five-year sentence and an order to repay every…
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