I will destroy the whole Africa. A 75-year-old British man scammed of £20,000 by an 'african lady' cries out.

A British man scammed of £20,000 by fake African girlfriend he met online has threatened to destroy the African continent.

Simon frost, 75, could not believe his luck when he was matched with Eva - a young beauty who spoke of setting up home with him. Word Encounter however learnt that the woman used a portrait of a US porn star, Brianna lee, 28, whose photo has been lifted repeatedly by cheats for this very purpose.

Simon turned to internet dating after his wife of ten years left him and joined a website called Real S3X Contacts in February 2017 and two months later, he was introduced to Eva, supposedly a hospital worker from Ghana's capital, Accra. She sent a picture, Simon fell in love and was persuaded to part with more than £19,500.

Simon decided to speak out inorder to save others from falling into thesame trap. He said "I genuinely believed the relationship was real. I don't understand why anyone would treat me like that. I had good intentions and was looking for a genuine relationship. It has put me off trying anything like this ever again, I'll rather be lonely than go through all these trauma".

He said they called each other 'babe' and talked about buying a house for a new life together but she was spinning a web of lies to get him to part with his money. Eva said she needed cash to get court documents so that she could access her father's £5million inheritance which included a stash of gold. So, Simon sent £6,000 savings, £3,000 on credit cards and two £5,000 advances from payday loan company, Amigo. He also paid £1,600 for Eva's flight to the UK in August when he expected her to repay him but Eva failed to turn up. When he was unable to contact her, it became clear to him he had been scammed.