Maureen Gunn, 66, stole close to £15,000 from her 89-year-old mother, Jean Marr.
A widow who embezzled thousands of pounds from her elderly mother to send to an online love was conned by scammers using images of a gay Danish sea captain.
She was placed on a three year supervision order and ordered to carry out 140 hours of unpaid work. Lovesick Gunn made numerous cash withdrawals from her 89-year-old mother's account as well as making a bank transfer of £4250 that was all handed over to the online scammer. The captain said: "I'm just flabbergasted that this is the latest thing, but remember even though you fall in love with a photo or a picture of anyone don't send any money to people you have never met in person. A real captain would never ask money out of you, captains make a lot of money themselves - they don't need to ask women for money.
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