HEARTLESS internet bandits fleeced a Costa Blanca pensioner looking to invest savings and earn a better return than the ‘rubbish’ interest offered by high street banks.
Desperate George Edwards threw good money after bad as his money vanished into a black hole – losing €23,650 he trusted to the foreign exchange trading company, a paper ‘profit’ of over €40,000, and €5,000 in promised ‘bonuses’.