Wire›2026 04 25›British Woman Died In Ghana Trying To Recoup Money From Scammers Inquest Told

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British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told

<p>Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scams</p><p>A British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to r

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British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told<p>Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scams</p><p>A British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to r
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