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(KSL News) -- The Nigerian Lottery Scam is now moving from email to online dating services.
Lynda Worden from Roy lost her husband almost eight years ago and was hoping to meet a new companion through LDS Promise.com. Instead, she was befriended by a con-artist who called himself James Calvin Peters.
Peters asked Lynda to help with his business operations and sent her a fake cashiers check for more than 43-thousand dollars.
Lynda deposited the check and before it was determined a fraud Lynda wired money to locations at Peters' request.
Lynda Worden, Scammed Online: "I was so upset and felt betrayed. It's heartbreaking to think you totally trust somebody, and I have a hard time trusting men anyway."
Lynda has since reported the scam to all the proper authorities who determined the con-artist was operating from overseas.
In all Lynda says she lost about 63-hundred dollars.
The Utah Department of Commerce warns not to engage in financial transactions with anyone you meet online.
