India, Feb. 19 -- A Perth woman has been left homeless after losing her life savings of over Rs.4.3 crore ($780,000) to online scammers while looking for love. According to a report by news.com.au, 57-year-old Annette Ford is now couch-surfing across Western Australia as she struggles to secure affordable housing in a retirement village-while the scammers remain at large.

Ford turned to online dating in 2018 after the end of her 33-year marriage. Hoping to find companionship, she joined a dating site called Plenty of Fish, where she began chatting with a man named 'William'.

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Over the next few months, William gained her trust before aski...