Barefoot Investor Scott Pape offers advice to Aussie mum after her big mistake trends now
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The Barefoot Investor has been left stunned by the 'awful' tale of a struggling Aussie single mum who's too embarrassed to tell her family about how she got caught up in an online romance scam.
Kelly, 56, sought advice from financial guru Scott Pape on how to recoup the $240,000 she lost to a scammer as quickly as possible.
'Last year I got caught in a romance scam and lost $240k. I was just so stupid to send money to the stranger, but I thought there were lots of signs to believe him.
'I haven’t told any of my family about this. I’m 56 years old, a single mother and working full time as a nurse.
'I didn’t have $240k, so I sold my house (making $100k profit) and then took out three loans for the rest.'
She has since moved in with her adult daughter to keep expenses to a minimum as she repays the $140,000 in loans.
'I was just so stupid to send money to the stranger, but I thought there were lots
