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North Bay woman loses $32,000 in dating scam

North Bay, Ont. police have charged two Edmonton men with fraud over $5,000 after a North Bay woman was scammed out of $32,000.

Police say the woman began talking to one of the men on an online dating site in March. The man later asked the woman to send him money transfers because he was out of the country.

Oladeji Ademola, 26, and 25-year-old Oumide Richard Adeyemo are each facing a charge of fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime after the woman was defrauded over $30,000.

Police in both Edmonton and North Bay are reminding individuals not to give out their personal banking information.

Read more at The Sudbury Star

This article is summarized by Canadian Fraud News Inc.