Grandmother loses £10,000 to scammer who pretended to be Outlander actor Sam Heughan
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By Ruby Flanagan A grandmother lost £10,000 after falling for an onlinescam which saw the fraudster pose as TV actor Sam Heughan. Mary Ryland, 72, was obviously excited when she appeared to have received a message on Instagram from the Outlander star last year. However, retired florist Mary was sceptical – and the scammer sent her a photo of a fake passport to convince her they were the real deal. After chatting for two months, Mary, who is based in Cornwall, was then convinced to deposit £5,000 into a cryptocurrency account. The fraudster sent her fake graphs which said her investment was gro…