Widow who lost life savings in romances scams died in Ghana crash

"A British widow, 69, died in a road crash in Ghana, having lost an estimated 1 million to a series of online romance frauds, an inquest has heard."

"Mrs Fordham began using online dating websites in 2017 and met a man claiming to be a British Army sergeant major working in Syria, who needed her help to get gold bars to the UK."

"At the time of travelling to Ghana, the retired housekeeper was living in a caravan at the home of her son Martin and daughter-in-law Melanie Fordham in Honiton, Devon."

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