Like many people struggling with loneliness after the breakdown of a relationship, retired dentist Simon Frost from Soham, turned to the internet looking for company, friendship and possibly love, but it didn’t work out as he’d hoped.

Sadly, Simon’s story is all too common. For many lonely and vulnerable people, the person online may be the only person they chat to all week, so even if they suspect something isn’t quite right, to speak to that person is better than no one, so it can be very difficult to break the cycle.
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