British widow died in horror Ghana crash after losing up to £1m from sick romance scammers

British widow died in horror Ghana crash after losing up to £1m from sick romance scammersJanet Fordham, a retired housekeeper who was living in a caravan at her son and daughter-in-law's home in Devon, died in Ghana after she was relentlessly scammed via a dating siteCommentsNewsLiam Doyle10:03, 23 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesJanet Fordham died in Ghana after being victimised by a romace scammer(Image: gofundme.com)A widow tragically died in a road accident in Ghana after she was scammed of up to £1million in a series of romance frauds, an inquest has heard.‌Janet Fordham, 69, suffered fatal injuries in the collision on February 14 2023, having travelled to the country the previous October. Devon Coroner's Court heard Mrs Fordham had fallen victim to several online scams over a five-year period that saw her lose her home and life savings - estimated to be up to £1m.‌At the time of travelling to Ghana, the retired housekeeper was living in a caravan at the home of her son Martin and daughter-in-law Melanie Fordham in Honiton, Devon.‌READ MORE: Bikini-wearing MAGA influencer unmasked as Indian man using AIREAD MORE: Woman faked having cancer and conned real survivor into being 'chemo angel'View 2 ImagesMs Fordham was living with her son at the time she was scammed(Image: gofundme.com)Mrs Fordham began using online dating websites in 2017 and met a man who was claiming to be a British Army sergeant major working in Syria who needed her help to get gold bars to the UK. "He was retiring soon to return to the UK. She said they were in love and they were going to buy a house together," Mrs Fordham said."Janet mentioned nothing about any money at that point, but I remember candidly saying to her that it all seemed a little unbelievable, and the next thing he would be asking for money.‌"I told her categorically not to send him any. Janet had been sending money to him, but we didn't find out about this until years later. I believe she ga...