BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Francine Lewis has revealed her heartbreak after being scammed out of £90,000 by a phoney stocks company.
The mum, 47, who shot to fame for her hilarious impressions of celebs in 2013, was swindled out of her savings after being tricked by the devious “brokers”.
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She lost the life-changing £90,000 – which she had earned from her time on Britain’s Got Talent and from tours and corporate events she did after the show.
And the 47-year-old was also conned out of the money she had been saving for her teen children’s futures – a fund she started when they were born.
The scamming ordeal started when Francine’s husband Joel started looking for something to invest in – and he found out about Fomax Capital.
He spoke with the scammers for weeks in 2018 before they gained his trust and convinced him to put in a low-stake investment of £500.
And the family were soon suckered in with the manipulation – with Francine and her father-in-law also dishing out cash to invest in what they believed to be a reputable stock broker company.
But the penny finally dropped – leaving the family devastated and Joel “collapsing” at the stress of the situation.
Francine, who…
