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US woman scammed out of $138000, convinced she was in love with Bruno Mars – Stuff.co.nz
The woman reportedly coughed up the money to a catfishing con believing she was paying for Bruno Mars’ tour expenses.
A US woman reportedly coughed up US$100,000 (NZ$138,000) to a catfishing con that convinced her she was in an online romance with Bruno Mars.
The case led to a money-laundering charge filed against Chinwendu Azuonwu and his appearance in a Harris County criminal court this week for a probable cause hearing, online court records show.
Prosecutors claim Azuonwu was behind the scheme that started back in September 2018 and targeted the 63-year-old victim, according to Houston-based KTRK-TV.
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