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South London romance fraudsters tricked elderly victims into sending thousands of pounds

Source: NCA

A south London couple who defrauded vulnerable victims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in an eleborate romance scam have been sentenced.

Ibrahim Moro, 33, from Bromley, and Rebecca Patrick, 32, from Croydon, targeted older and vulnerable victims on dating sites before gaining their trust and asking for thousands of pounds.

On Tuesday, Moro was jailed

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