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Romance fraud alert as reports up almost 60%

A woman from Brighton has spoken of being "lured" by a scammer as figures reveal reports of romance fraud have risen by almost 60% over four years.

Mary Chater, who fell for a fraudster on Facebook who claimed to be a UN doctor, said: "Being called babe, baby, sweetheart, lured me right in."

The 65-year-old has now met up with Christian Gerhard Boving, a GP in Denmark, who told the BBC fraudsters have used his images online for 10 years.

The government said all fraud fell 13% in a year.