A woman who thought she was dating George Ezra has revealed how she was actually scammed by a catfish hoping to rack up some cash.
Helen – who went only by her first name – told This Morning how an innocent post on the musician’s fan club page led to a web of lies and betrayal, with the impostor asking her for £5,000 and seemingly then going on to impersonate a loan company and New Scotland Yard officers.
The fraud victim, who has been divorced for eight years and has three kids, was eventually saved by her daughter, who immediately grew suspicious when she heard everything and took the story to Catfish UK.
It was soon revealed that the fraudster tried to ask Helen for money and seemingly took on various identities to do so.
A woman who thought she was dating George Ezra has revealed how she was actually scammed by a catfish hoping to rack up some cash
It all started when Helen heard the musician’s tune playing in a shop, and penned a grateful post on George’s page, thanking him for making the fans smile.
She soon got a reply from the George Ezra fan club saying to send a DM – and days later, Helen saw what she thought was a friend request from the real Green Green Grass singer on Facebook.
Before long, she and ‘George’ were chatting almost constantly.
The scammer impersonating the 29-year-old celeb said he reached out because he had music coming out – and claimed his manager told him to get in touch with some fans.
She soon got a reply from the George…
