by TerranceBoyce
Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:20 am
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/fraudster-used-east-lothian-boy-s-photo-in-6500-scam-1-3954874?
21 November 2015
A FRAUDSTER tried to con a single mother out of £6500 using a distressing picture of a critically-ill East Lothian boy pretending he was his son.
Australian Justine Clark, 27, was contacted on Facebook in October by a US soldier called Thomas Collins Donald.
During a six-week scam, Donald, 37, bombarded Justine with romantic messages and convinced her of his military bravery in Iraq.
Ms Clark, from Sydney, said she fell for Donald but became suspicious when he sent a picture of his badly-injured son this week and asked for $10,000 (£6500) to help pay for medical treatment.
She eventually realised the image was of Harry Xxxxxx, from Pencaitland, East Lothian, who made headlines two years ago after surviving what doctors called the worst head injury they’d ever seen.
Harry, now aged 13, made a remarkable recovery from his injuries after he was knocked off his bike by a car driver.
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