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How a scam added more woes to a debt-laden couple
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Already laden with nearly $300,000 worth of debt, a divorcing couple ended up with even less money when $34,000 went to scammers.
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A desperate husband faced with a failing marriage placed about $34,000 in an online get-rich-quick investment, hoping he would have better luck with money than with love. What could possibly go wrong?
Everything, as it turned out: The scheme was a scam and the money quickly went up in smoke. The soon-to-be former wife was so furious at the loss of a matrimonial asset that she wanted him to repay that sum during their divorce.
