Chichester pensioner conned out of £2,000 after falling victim to romance fraud - 'I gave him everything I had'

The 78-year-old, who has chosen to remain anonymous, lost more than £2,000 when she fell in love with a man she met playing an online scrabble game.

In a statement released via Sussex Police ahead of Valentine’s Day, the victim said: "We found we had so much in common. We had both lost our spouses and a child. He said he was a 63-year-old American, and he was working on an overseas oil rig.