First home owner dream crushed by $133,000 scam

Updated January 18 2021 - 4:34pm, first published 4:26pm
Scammers stole almost $133,000 from a WA couple through a fake email purporting to be their settlement agent requesting funds. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Scammers stole almost $133,000 from a WA couple through a fake email purporting to be their settlement agent requesting funds. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

A Western Australian couple's dream of buying their first home in Australia has been shattered after scammers stole almost $133,000 after cloning the settlement agent's email address.