The dating scam that made a friendship

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Maria Grette ignored most of the messages she received from men on her online dating profile. But there was one that she felt a connection to. He was a Danish-American businessman, handsome and living in South Carolina in the USA. They spoke daily, and as their relationship intensified 'Johnny' made plans to visit Maria in Sweden. But then an horrific incident, a phone-call and demands for money. 'Johnny's' identity began to unravel. Maria tells her story to Emily Webb. Image and credit: Maria Grette