Thou shalt not fleece: scammers target Christians in Australia

Online romance scammers are trawling Christian websites in search of lonely hearts and generous souls to “suck the life out of”.Law enforcers say an increasing number of Australians are falling victim to romance fraud, with an insidious new religious flavour that appeals to values of faith.”They go into Christian chat rooms and a lot of the time when they ask for money, there’s a Christian element to the [scammer’s] story,” Queensland police Fraud Squad chief Detective Inspector Brian Hay said.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/thou-shalt-not-fleece-scammers-target-christians-20091015-gyp2.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/thou-shalt-not-fleece-scammers-target-christians-20091015-gyp2.html

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