- He got a little suspicious when 'Linda' asked for air tickets from Ghana.
It came to light that the woman he had dreamt to make his wife and start a family with didn't exist and that he had been scammed out of his entire life savings.
The warehouse worker from King's Lynn, Norfolk sent money to 'Linda' after she asked him to fund her visa and other travel expenses so she could be with him.
Soon, Dave realised that the woman was in Ghana, Africa and not Canada. When 'Linda' got the money - which she demanded from Dave in instalments - she completely disappeared and severed all contacts with him.
Sharing his disappointment online, Dave said: "After losing almost £15,000, I was heartbroken - I had been ready to start a family with Linda. I had been speaking to her online for 12 months but despite not meeting her or using Skype, we had spoken on the phone.
"I met her on a dating site and she looked like someone I'd met in London and she said she remembered meeting me.
"We began building up a relationship, having conversations daily - she introduced herself as Linda Smith.
"I even rang her and she spoke with an accent that sounded more English than Canadian.
"Before I knew it, I was falling for her - my heart had melted and she was lovely.
"She wanted to live with me and I thought I was in love."
As Dave made arrangements to meet Linda, the first thing she asked for was a visa costing £500. "She asked me to send it through Moneygram - which works almost like PayPal and two weeks after that it was another £500 for a medical check," Dave revealed.
"She said she would marry me and have children - she was promising everything I'd always wanted."
The requests for money requests kept pouring in, and reached over £15,000.
He got a little suspicious when 'Linda' asked for air tickets from Ghana. Dave said: "I asked her to explain - and she said she'd just been visiting."
After this, Dave received a phone call reportedly from immigration in Ghana, who told him that the woman had been detained as she had a large amount of money in her possession. "They said the person I was waiting for wasn't coming and was being arrested."
When Dave went to his local bank and checked with them, he found that he had been conned and wouldn't get any of his money back.
Sharing his disappointment online, Dave said: "After losing almost £15,000, I was heartbroken - I had been ready to start a family with Linda. I had been speaking to her online for 12 months but despite not meeting her or using Skype, we had spoken on the phone.
"I met her on a dating site and she looked like someone I'd met in London and she said she remembered meeting me.
"We began building up a relationship, having conversations daily - she introduced herself as Linda Smith.
"I even rang her and she spoke with an accent that sounded more English than Canadian.
"Before I knew it, I was falling for her - my heart had melted and she was lovely.
"She wanted to live with me and I thought I was in love."
As Dave made arrangements to meet Linda, the first thing she asked for was a visa costing £500. "She asked me to send it through Moneygram - which works almost like PayPal and two weeks after that it was another £500 for a medical check," Dave revealed.
"She said she would marry me and have children - she was promising everything I'd always wanted."
The requests for money requests kept pouring in, and reached over £15,000.
He got a little suspicious when 'Linda' asked for air tickets from Ghana. Dave said: "I asked her to explain - and she said she'd just been visiting."
After this, Dave received a phone call reportedly from immigration in Ghana, who told him that the woman had been detained as she had a large amount of money in her possession. "They said the person I was waiting for wasn't coming and was being arrested."
When Dave went to his local bank and checked with them, he found that he had been conned and wouldn't get any of his money back.
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