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A Chinese woman reportedly invested 4 million yuan (S$754,000) in a Bitcoin project after being smitten by her online "boyfriend."
This was despite the fact that the 38-year-old teacher from Shanghai had received multiple warnings from the police that she had been deceived, Phoenix.com reported on October 6.
In a video shared by Chinese news outlets, the woman, surnamed Yuan, said a "handsome and rich" man promised her she would get rich by investing in Bitcoin.
According to reports, in the four months from November last year to March this year, Yuan used his house as collateral to borrow money from the bank and then transferred the money.
Police later learned of unusual activity in her bank account and tried to warn the woman that she might be the victim of a romance scam.
But Yuan lied that she used the money to buy discounted bags from the man.
"You have put more pressure on my life than being cheated on." On January 9, she said during her ninth meeting with the police.
However, Yuan began to suspect something was wrong when another woman warned her "boyfriend" on social media, China Focus reported.
On March 9, when Yuan met with the police for the 12th time, he tearfully told the police: "I don't believe that he will marry me."
A police officer from the anti-fraud team told the media that the woman's repeated denials were because she had invested too much money and emotion in this "relationship."
"She preferred to believe the police were liars," police added.
“他会娶我”：中国老师损失超过75万美元，拒绝与浪漫骗子分手
据报道，一名中国女性在被网上“男友”迷住后，向一个比特币项目投资了 400 万元人民币（754,000 新元）。
据凤凰网10月6日报道，尽管这位38岁的上海教师多次收到警方的警告，称她被骗了。
在中国新闻媒体分享的一段视频中，这名袁姓女子表示，一名“又帅又有钱”的男子向她承诺，她会通过投资比特币致富。
据报道，去年11月至今年3月的四个月里，袁某以自己的房屋为抵押向银行借钱，然后将钱转出。
警方后来了解到她的银行账户出现异常活动，并试图警告该女子，她可能是一场爱情骗局的受害者。
但袁谎称她用这些钱从该男子那里购买打折包包。
“你给我的生活带来的压力，比被欺骗还要大。” 1月9日，她在第九次与警方会面时说道。
然而，据《中国聚焦》报道，当另一名女子在社交媒体上警告她的“男友”时，袁开始怀疑出了什么问题。
3月9日，袁某第12次与警方见面时，他泪流满面地告诉警方：“我不相信他会娶我。”
反诈骗队一名警官向媒体表示，女子一再否认，是因为她在这段“关系”上投入了太多的金钱和感情。
警方补充说：“她更愿意相信警察是骗子。”
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