Teacher loses his entire savings after Romanian scammer bought his identity on the dark web from hackers for just $10 By Rory Fleming Published: 06:38 EDT, 9 October 2024 | Updated: 06:41 EDT, 9 October 2024 e-mail View comments A Gloucestershire science teacher who saw his identity sold on the dark web by scammers has lost his entire savings. Matthew Shaw, 27, was holidaying in Cornwall in August of 2021 with his wife Davina, when he saw their entire £3,500 bank account drained. Leaving just £20 behind, it now appears that a Romanian hacker was behind the scam and used the ill-gotten funds to pay for a luxury hotel and drinks tab.
Matthew and his wife had just begun their two week trip to south western tip of England when he began to receive notifications on his phone from his bank, First Direct. The notifications read that a £3,500 transaction had been made for a hotel stay, without a name or location provided. Leaving his wife in tears, Matthew had to cut short their holiday there and then, with over a week of their trip still remaining.
Matthew and his wife Davina saw their holiday in Cornwall cut short after seeing their bank account drained by a Romanian hacker The couple needed to cut short their vacation and return home after just £20 was left in their bank account Recollecting the moment he received the notification, Matthew told PA Real Life how he and his wife were on route to try their hand at jet skiing when his phone buzzed. Seeing that the £3,500 had just .
