Apr. 17

A lonely man is £16,000 poorer after sending money overseas to two women he fell in love with over the internet, in the hope they would join him in the UK.

David Hodgkinson's borrowed money from his elderly mother and re-mortgaged his home in Margate, Kent, but neither woman showed up at the airport.

The 48-year-old electrical engineer has admitted he was naive, but said he was desperate to find a partner.

Mr Hodgkinson, who is a full-time carer for his 86-year-old mother, turned to online dating after he became fed up with being single.

He first struck up a relationship with Natalia, from Russia, who he met through a dating website.

He sent her more than £10,000 to pay for her travel and a visa so she could be with him.

He went to meet her at Heathrow Airport four times, but she never arrived.

He then turned to a Christian dating website and met Amada, from Senegal.

He sent her £6,000, but was again left waiting in the arrivals lounge of the airport.

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Oh man ... ... what a sucker Poor guy....loves a hurtin' thing.

Idiot

desperation calling!!! poor man, those women are typical heartless soulless b******

C'mon the guy's a freaky idiot. er 'Think I'll send some cash abroad to some girls I've met on the net'. Also in a sinister creepy way, He thought he could buy them.

Still it's not just men who act like this, same goes the other way around, when you hear about those rich British women conned out of cash by African men.
I've no sympathy either way.

Its very unfortuant. The poor man. I hate to think whats its like not to come home to someone who loves you and you can snuggle to.
Women are nasty sometimes...but then so are men....

£10,000?!

*Changes nickname to Tanya*

What's the guy's email?