(COLORADO, U.S.) A mother and daughter in Adams County are accused in an internet dating scam that cost victims more than $1 million.An indictment from the Colorado Attorney General accuses Tracy and Karen Vasseur of being part of a “Nigerian internet romance scam” involving people pretending to be military members serving in Afghanistan.
The fake soldiers would start relationships with women then ask for money for travel and other expenses.
Tracy, 41, and her mother, Karen, 73, live in Brighton. They allegedly tricked women into relationships and accepted payments via wire over a three-year period.
Six of their victims live in Colorado.
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