Eamonn Holmes "felt vulnerable" after being cheated of £ 60,000 by a scammer

Proof that scammers can target anyone that was put forward by Eamonn Holmes, presenter of the show This morning, who revealed that he had been hit for £ 60,000 by a scammer in Belfast.

The 59-year-old morning TV presenter explained how he had been left "vulnerable" and "suspicious of everyone," as a result of the attack on his finances and now warned others to remain vigilant.

In 2014, Eamonn was targeted by Jay Cartmill, a Belfast scammer who stole thousands of dollars from the presenter's account, without Eamonn noticing it until the day before. he receives a call from his bank.

Addressing the Sun, Eamonn revealed that this heinous crime had left him "suspicious of everything and everyone" and to feel "very vulnerable".

It was a call from his bank that revealed the fraud. Eamonn was asked if he had "bought £ 25,000 of paving stones and 400 meters of woodwork?"

Eamonn first thought that he had been hacked during his vacation but that was not the case, the truth unveiled.

It was then that Eamonn was in Dubai with his wife, Ruth Langsford, TV presenter, that a debit card problem was reported.

While he thought it was a problem that had happened while they were on vacation, the source of the problem was actually back in Northern Ireland.

With Eamonn apart, Cartmill lived in a city hotel while spending £ 25,000 on a marble fireplace.

Speaking of how the fraud took place, Eamonn revealed that "the brain type hackers your account," while then he is "paid by the mobster to take the details".

Although it hit hard in his pocket, Eamonn said the judge called the crime "a crime without a victim" the worst crime because the bank "will pay me back and I can afford it."

Eamonn described it as "scandalous", although it was exacerbated by Cartmill's two-year suspended sentence, which means he did not serve his sentence in prison.

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