She matched with a man calling himself John Porter from London, who said he was an interior designer. He said that he too was a Christian, and his profile emphasized honesty and trust.

她与一位自称来自伦敦的约翰-波特交往。约翰自称是一位室内设计师，也是位基督徒，简介中强调自己诚实守信。

But he contacted Ms Lathlean from what he said was a business trip in South Africa, claiming he had lost his passport and saying he would lose a contract as a result.

但有天他联系莱瑟琳，说自己正出差在南非，丢了护照，因此可能会错失一个合同。

莱瑟琳说，约翰给她发的邮件语气越来越焦急，还打电话说自己很担心会丢掉合同。莱瑟琳很相信他，于是答应借钱给他，而且一借就是五万四千英镑。

Weeks later, John got in touch to tell Ms Lathlean he had £15.5m trapped in a safe deposit box in Amsterdam. He asked her to go and release it, and she agreed.

几周后，约翰又联系莱瑟琳，说他有笔1550万英镑的巨款存在阿姆斯特丹的一个保险箱，让她帮忙去取，她答应了。

于是，她又因保险箱管理费被诈骗1.6万欧元，然后拿到一个存有100美元的保险箱……

Ms Lathlean estimates she lost a total of £140,000 through several scams by whoever John Porter was.

莱瑟琳估计，自己前后被约翰骗走了14万英镑。

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