Australian loses $1 million in 'catphish' whaling scam

A London court heard a case earlier this month in which one of Australia’s richest people tried to recover $1 million scammed from him in a convoluted ruse that combined traditional phishing with the “Catfish” online phenomenon preying on lonely people looking for love.

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