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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

Nigerian romance scammer on making £30,000 from victims

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Abayomi Aje a former romance scammer from Nigeria made £30,000 over two years conning victims who thought he was in love with them. He told Victoria Derbyshire that asking for money was "straightforward" and said he made almost £6,000 from one victim. Figures from Action Fraud show that over the last year £18m was stolen from British victims of romance scams. This clip is originally from Victoria Derbyshire on 29 May.

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