Woman tracks down scammer who stole $500k from her, threatens to ruin him

Jo O’Brien, a woman who lost over $500,000 to a scam, decided to take matters into her own hands after being deceived. 

Following her divorce settlement in June 2022, she invested the money into what she believed was a secure long-term deposit account managed by AMP.

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Unbeknownst to her, she was communicating with scammers who tricked her into sending the funds to an Australian bank account. 

The scammers then cleared the money from the account.

In an interview with ABC, Jo revealed that she managed to track down the phone number of the director of the company she had invested in, threatening to ruin his life in an effort to recover her lost funds. 

“I will not give up until I get my money back and/or ruin your lives…

“You messed with the wrong person..” She wrote in the chats

Jo O’Brien, after losing over $500,000 to scammers, took an assertive approach to recover her money. 

She revealed in an interview with ABC that she informed the scammer she had hired a private investigator capable of tracking him down. Additionally, she claimed to have connections with senior figures in Pakistani intelligence, leveraging these threats to intimidate the scammer, who originated from Pakistan.

In response, she said the scammer wrote: “If you tried to reach my family in Dubai or Pakistan, I assure you won’t get a single penny back.

“Moreover, I also have many connections in Melbourne and Brisbane that could host you very well.

She also said the scammer even told her he can link her with the mastermind behind the deed.

“If you have powerful connections like ISI (Pakistani intelligence) or any other agency who could raid his house get this b****rd torture him and get your money back.” the scammer told Ms O’Brien.

The scammer agreed to be interviewed by ABC, covered his face to conceal his identity. 

During the interview, he revealed that he was paid $13,000 to provide the details of his company’s bank account.