A sensible support care worker who never thought she would fall victim to an immigration marriage scam has revealed how she was conned by a love rat she met on holiday . Julie Dag , now 50 , from Bournemouth , was left heartbroken and down £20,000 after falling for local musician Lamin Sidibeh while on holiday in The Gambia in West Africa in 2007 . At the time she was newly single at 43 and thought she had found true love with Lamin , 29 . Resolute : Julie is putting the past behind her and moving on with her life after getting a divorce in 2011 . Wedded bliss : Julie Dag and her husband Lamin Sidibeh on their wedding day in The Gambia in 2008 . With three failed marriages behind her , she said she was susceptible to his charms . 'He was physically very attractive , athletic , attentive but I was very cautious that this was a holiday romance , ' she told Channel 5 documentary Holiday Love Rats . 'He made me feel like I was unique . After three failed marriages I was getting old . ' Although Julie returned to Britain , the pair kept in touch and 12 months later she booked another trip back to The Gambia - for her wedding in 2008 . 'The romance did n't last long . We spent the whole of our honeymoon filling in visa applications , ' she said . The set up home together in Bournemouth but Julie said she had her doubts about her husband 's claims of being a builder when he erected her shed . Julie said she fell for Lamin 's good looks and charm while on holiday bin The Gambia . 'It was upside down and full of gaps , ' she said . Her husband managed to get a job in a fish and chip shop but Julie said he did n't spend his free time with her . 'He was going out with his friends drinking and I grew suspicious that he was cheating . 'He would be coming in at 2am or 3am in the morning and he told me to stop phoning him . ' I told him he was my husband and I had a right to know where you are . ' However , her world began falling apart two months after he was granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK . 'One day he came home with a bunch of flowers and told me he was leaving , ' said Julie . With three failed marriages behind her , Julie said she was vulnerable while on holiday . ' I told him to pack his things and get out . ' Weeks later , Julie said she was contacted by another English woman who said her marriage was n't legal as he was already married . 'She told me they were already married and that she had tried to get him a visa so many times . 'He had hit the jackpot with me because I had a house and a job and I could afford to keep him . 'The whole thing he came for was a visa , payout and an escape . He got what he wanted and it was n't me . ' Now Julie said she ca n't believe she was such a fool to let him use her . Julie Dag , now 50 , from Bournemouth , was left heartbroken and down £20,000 after falling for local musician Lamin Sidibeh while holiday in The Gambia . Holiday Love Rats in on Channel 5 Thursdays at 9pm or catch up on Demand 5 .
Julie Dag says she was vulnerable after three failed marriages . Her new husband did not want to spend time with her when back in the Gambia . Feels a fool for being swayed by musician 's good looks and charm . Woman later told her that marriage was a sham as he was already married .