Romance fraudsters did Aussie for £138k

An African romance fraudster fleeced a pensioner out of £138,000 after telling him she could not afford to buy food and clothes, a court heard. The elderly Australian victim was so desperate for love he believed he was in a relationship with Rebecca Patrick, 32, after they met on a dating site. Patrick told him she had 78 kilos of gold in Ghana – but had to pay for it to be released. She promised that as soon has she…