The victim made a local police report, also made a report to country's government reporting agency, also reported the scam to their own bank.
If you are in the UK, the gov't site to report the scam is:
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/We have contacts that interface with banking officials, and the scammer's account was reported to his bank as used for fraud. The victim's money most likely was not recovered, which is normal in internet scams. Once paid, the money disappears fast into unknown hands.
Please post the emails you received from your scammer here and any other information, to help warn other victims.
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