Scam victim lucky to be alive

Mr Gregor travelled to Mali last month to meet his supposed bride and collect a dowry of $100,000 in gold.
But on his arrival on July 27 he was kidnapped by a gang, beaten, stripped, had his cash and credit cards taken, and was held hostage at a flat in Bamako, the capital. He was told he would have his limbs hacked off with a machete unless he arranged a $100,000 ransom.