A woman in her 60s who was robbed of money by a fake famous singer thinks about remarrying after divorce
Mar 26, 2025
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Guadalupe Cepeda, a 63-year-old married woman living in LA, USA, has been a fan of world-renowned singer Enrique Iglesias (49) for more than 20 years, according to Telegraph and other foreign media.
One day she was elated to hear from Enrique on social media. In fact, it was not an actual Enrique, but an impersonator.
Unaware of this, Cepeda believed that he would one day divorce and marry Enrique after communicating for as many as two years.
Meanwhile, Enrique asked her to send some money.
She no doubt sent thousands of dollars thinking he really needed help. Afterwards, he wanted money from time to time, and she replied that she had no more.
Then, he threatened to sell his husband's goods to raise money or to break up with him and just stay with him.
Cepeda's husband, who happened to hear their call, suspected fraud. "A con man trying to steal money" persuaded his wife, but Cepeda countered, saying Enrique was certain.
After an investigation, it was revealed that the origin of the text and call of the scammer who impersonated Enrique Iglesias was Nigeria.
Nevertheless, Cepeda still said that Enrique was the one he kept in touch with.
The husband hoped that Enrique's side would make a statement for his wife, and Enrique posted a message on social media that read "Be careful of the fraud."
Earlier in the day, a French woman was deceived by an online con artist who impersonated Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and ripped off a large sum of money.
A, a 53-year-old French woman in her 50s, received a message from a user of the account who introduced herself as Brad Pitt after opening her Instagram account in February 2023.
Ahn, who was in touch, eventually divorced her husband and transferred 830,000 euros (about 1.3 billion won) as alimony to Brad Pitt for several months.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
