Norwegian man suspected of dating scams and getting millions
A man in his 30s was on Friday jailed for four weeks after being reviewed by seven women he met through a dating site. He got for himself around five million crowns from those women.
The 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Sweden after a collaboration between Swedish and Norwegian police. Police pursuant the request for him in Skien District Court to receive four-week detention, according to newspaper Aftenposten.
The man should have got women to lend him money and a total of seven people have now reported him. Police are investigating whether there could be more women who have been cheated.
– Together these seven cases apply of fraud for five million, said police attorney Gunstein Bjørgum in Telemark police to the newspaper.
Police call this “sugar affair” because 30-year-old began relationships with women on online dating at Sukker.no. The issue has not been discussed in the media earlier.
In addition, the man charged with a case of intimidation and a case of intimidating behavior. The aggrieved women residing in Oslo, Telemark, Østfold and several places in Western Norway. 30-year-old convicted of similar cases previously.
Source: NTB scanpix / Norway Today
