In a recent episode of the popular online show Catfished, a woman named Jerleesa revealed that she believed she was in an online relationship with rapper Kevin Gates, only to find out it was a celebrity romance scam, XXL reports. According to Jerleesa, she had been corresponding with someone she…

The late legendary actor Mr Ibu’s adopted daughter, Jasmine Okafor, was reportedly duped out of $13,000 The content creator narrated meeting a man on TikTok, where they started their romantic relationship in 2021 Some social media users have commented on Jasmine Okafor’s video, which has gone viral on YouTube Jasmine…

Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis says she was ’embarrassed’ and ‘humiliated’ to be caught in a romance scam in which her boyfriend convinced her to invest tens of thousands of dollars in a business that didn’t exist — but she’s speaking out to help other women who might find themselves similarly…

– Advertisement – Victim believed she was in a long-distance relationship with the Hollywood star, only to uncover the elaborate deception after her divorce. January 14, 2025: A 53-year-old French woman, Anne, fell victim to an elaborate online scam, losing €800,000 after being convinced she was in a relationship with…

Online daters have been warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles after a woman was duped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as Hollywood star Nicolas Cage. The woman believed she was exchanging messages with the Oscar-winning actor on Facebook and lost about £10,000 in…

Vivianne Gauci, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience and Chief Marketing Officer at HomeEquity Bank, saw the concept for Unmask the Scam come to life. “I was targeted by a romance scammer pretending to be a Canadian A-list celebrity. I knew the signs so I didn’t fall for the scam, but…

Online daters are being warned about the dangers of fake celebrity profiles after a woman was duped out of thousands of pounds by a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Martin Tim Hanlon, S P Jones and Rucsandra Moldoveanu 17:20, 14 Oct 2023 A con artist posed as James…

If the movie star of your dreams said he loved you and needed money, would you give it to him? Unfortunately, many would. Nearly 70,000 people reported a romance scam to the Federal Trade Commission in 2022, totaling a staggering $1.3 billion lost, with an average loss of $4,400. In…

Country superstar Blake Shelton is so ruggedly handsome that People magazine once proclaimed him the “Sexiest Man Alive.” When J.R., a woman in her 60s in Alabama, heard she could enter a $1 million contest to be chosen the Grammy-winning singer’s fan of the year a few years ago, she decided to enter….

STATEWIDE (WGME) — If you get a message from your favorite musician or movie star, you should be skeptical, not star struck. AARP Maine warns it’s usually a scam and one that seems to be circulating a lot. From Facebook to Twitter to Instagram, social media gives us a glimpse…