Victims fight back as social media shames cheat and ‘love rat’ Brett Joseph
A “CHARMING’’ liar who uses Tinder and dating sites to meet and fleece young women is the target of a massive social media campaign by his victims.
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A “CHARMING’’ liar who uses Tinder and dating sites to meet and fleece young women is the target of a massive social media campaign by his victims and a NSW Police investigation.
The serial love rat uses a string of aliases and tells his victims a number of different stories. In the past he has convinced people he is heir to the Myer fortune, or is involved with the Ingham family and owns a string of successful racehorses.
His real name is Brett Joseph from Mudgee and police say his full-time job at the moment is conning young women in and around southwest NSW out of money.
One of his victims, Daisy Armstrong, has outed Joseph on Facebook. The page now has more than 15,000 hits and has led to more than 50 other women admitting they have been conned by the same man.
“My goal is to get this man’s face and story all over social media so that other girls don’t get caught out, conned and left heartbroken the same way I have been,” Ms Armstrong wrote on the Facebook page she created to warn others about Joseph.
“I am not the first girl he has done this to and if we don’t get his face out there then I won’t be the last.”
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A family friend of Ms Armstrong, former NSW detective inspector Mick Gerondis, has helped her and her family deal with Joseph.
“He is a despicable character whose only talent is sponging off women who fall for his stories and trust him,” Mr Gerondis said. “Since Daisy started the website at least 50 other women have told similar stories.’’
Mr Gerondis said Joseph was the same person who claimed his name was Hunter Baillieu and convinced the St Vincent’s Hospital board he was a Myer heir and was going to donate $12 million to the hospital.
“Unfortunately he is very good and can be incredibly charming’’ Mr Gerondis said.
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