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Vicky Fowkes, 59, of Worcestershire, who lost her life savings to a West African conman who wooed her for several months over the internet When Vicky Fowkes met a dashing civil engineer on an internet dating site, she thought that she had met her perfect man. John Hawkins was handsome, had his own business and appeared keen to share every aspect of his past with her. But unbeknown to the divorcee, Hawkins did not exist — and she had unwittingly become involved in an online scam which would see her handing over her £40,000 life savings. Yesterday, the 59-year-old revealed how she is now forced to live off benefits because stress has left her unable to work. I never thought I would be taken in by something of this kind. He told her that while he was living in Britain, he was currently doing engineering work in Nigeria. Within weeks, he had sent her 'two or three' photographs which showed 'a good, solid-looking English man' in his 50s. They exchanged messages and she even spoke several times on the phone to a man claiming to be her online date. He described his life in England, including details about his pets, children and past relationships. Mrs Fowkes said she soon 'began to have feelings' for Hawkins and four months later, when he told her he was coming back to Britain, she arranged to meet him at Heathrow Airport. However, he never arrived, claiming he had been prevented from leaving Nigeria because of an unpaid tax bill. Two weeks later, he called again saying he was unable to pay the bill because his money was tied up in the UK — and asked for her help. Believing his story, Mrs Fowkes began sending him money. Within three months she had handed over £40,000 — her entire life savings. It was only when police officers came to her home in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, that she realised John Hawkins had never existed — and she had been the victim of a scam. Share 'John said he was a civil engineer with his own business which operated in Nigeria. He was born in South Africa, he said, but had made a home in Britain and lived in Leicester. We talked about everything under the sun — families, relationships, hobbies, interests, pets, our past. I completely trusted him. A study by Leicester University, as many as 200,000 people in the UK may have fallen victim to online romance scams She believed further stories that he could not access money in his UK account because his cards had been stolen and he was desperate not to worry his elderly mother by asking for help. Mrs Fowkes only realised something was wrong when police turned up on her doorstep in November 2010. Everything I asked — like why the embassy couldn't help — he always had an answer for. When I told my two sons they were devastated and blamed themselves for not questioning what I was doing. But even if they had I would have dismissed it because I trusted him. Eight months after breaking off contact, she received a huge bunch of red roses from 'John Hawkins'. The following day he phoned her to apologise for all the trouble and begging her to meet him so he could explain. It has taken me a long time to come to terms with what happened to me. But he added: 'These scams are becoming increasingly common and can be incredibly sophisticated. Those targeted are often intelligent, professional people. Most victims feel too embarrassed. Last year there were 592 known British victims, 203 of whom lost more than £5,000. Some victims handed over as much as £275,000. Colin Woodcock, a senior investigator at the Serious Organised Crime Agency, said: 'This crime affects hundreds, maybe thousands of people in the UK to the tune of up to £80million a year.
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