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A woman has told how she lost her home and was declared bankrupt after she became the victim of a “romance scam”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within weeks of meeting on a dating website, Alan Clarkson was stealing Michelle Szombara’s money.<\/p>\n

Over four years, the fraudster, from West Lothian, stole more than \u00a360,000 from Ms Szombara and her parents.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old, of Fife, says she feels “embarrassed and ashamed” but she is backing a police campaign to raise awareness of the crime.<\/p>\n

She said: “He turned up at my house with some spare clothes and stayed for the next four years,” she said.<\/p>\n

Police said Clarkson then started to claim he could not access his bank account and was in debt.<\/p>\n

‘Lost everything’<\/h2>\n

He sent her emails claiming to be from financial institutions and produced fake paperwork which claimed he had money in another account to pay her back.<\/p>\n

Ms Szombara said: “He took over the rent for my house. I ended up over \u00a37,000 in rent arrears and my council tax wasn’t getting paid.<\/p>\n

“It got to the stage we were living off of nothing. I was so stressed.<\/p>\n

“I did every hour going at my work to be left with nothing. I had a lovely house and I lost everything.”<\/p>\n

The fraud extended to Ms Szombara’s parents, who also handed over money to Clarkson. They lost the home they owned as a result of the fraud.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day I was still young enough to work and get all my money back – my mum and dad weren’t at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

“What he had took was their pension fund that they had put back. They lost their house, they only had a couple of years left on their mortgage.”<\/p>\n

Ms Szombara and her parents ended up homeless for six weeks.<\/p>\n

She added: “I was embarrassed and ashamed that I got my mum and dad involved… They worked all their days.”<\/p>\n

‘Ripped family apart’<\/h2>\n

She said they only contacted the police after Clarkson was convicted of a fraudulent crime, committed before the couple met.<\/p>\n

He was jailed for 42 months in February after being convicted of stealing \u00a360,000 from Ms Szombara and her parents between 2010 and 2014.<\/p>\n

“My mum died before he was sentenced for this so she didn’t get to see him being sent to prison,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It nearly ripped our family apart. I hate what he’s done to my family.”<\/p>\n

Warning people to be on the alert, Ms Szombara said: “My advice would be to be really cautious with everybody.<\/p>\n

Nicola Shepherd warned people to be vigilant<\/p>\n

Police say romance fraud is largely unreported due to victims’ feelings of embarrassment, lack of evidence or a feeling it might have been their fault.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, figures from April to December last year show the number of reported fraud incidents, including romance scams, increased by 21% from 6,106 the previous year to 7,398.<\/p>\n

Officers are highlighting the type of fraud as part of a national acquisitive crime campaign, which will run for four weeks.<\/p>\n

Their advice includes never sharing or exchanging personal information which can be used by fraudsters to obtain credit.<\/p>\n

People are also being urged never to send money or bank details to someone they have met online.<\/p>\n

Det Supt Nicola Shepherd said: “Criminals can be extremely convincing and they prey on people who are emotionally vulnerable, particularly online.<\/p>\n

“It can be easy to get caught up with the attention you receive but it’s important to stop and think if a stranger’s actions are genuine.”<\/p>\n

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