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Feb 11, 2021 5:00 AM With Valentine s Day around the corner, here s a reminder to exercise caution when chatting with someone who may seem too good to be true. One woman truly believed that she was in a relationship with Grenade singer Bruno Mars , after a man pretending to be him contacted her on social media. She was being catfished and, unfortunately, was scammed out of $100,000. ABC affiliate KFSN reports that Chinwendu Azuonwu of Houston, Texas, appeared in court Tuesday night to answer for his crime, taking advantage of a lonely 63-year-old woman. The victim says Azuonwu reached out to her on Instagram and she truly believed she was talking to the 10-time Grammy Award winner.
Basil Amadi, 29.
North Richland Hills, Texas, told police that in 2018 she created a profile on Instagram ‘in search of companionship.’
A woman in love with whom exactly?
She then made contact online with someone claiming to be Mars. During these interactions on Instagram and Google Hangouts, the woman told investigators that she
‘fell in love’ with the person she thought was Mars.
In addition, ‘Mars’ told the woman that he planned to quit his tour so that he can be with her.
The woman told police that she believed at the time that she was communicating with the 11-time Grammy Award winner after she received text messages showing Mars performing while he was on tour.
Bruno Mars Impersonator Scams Texas Woman For $100,000
On 2/11/21 at 9:45 AM EST
A 63-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, has been scammed out of $100,000 following an online romance with a Bruno Mars impersonator.
Two suspects in the Houston area were charged this week with third degree felony money laundering. They have been accused of accepting a $10,000 and $90,000 dollar check from a woman who thought she was messaging the Grammy award-winning singer.
Chinwendu Azuonwu, 37, appeared in court on Wednesday as prosecutors accused him of depositing a $90,000 cashier s check to his bank account in September 2018. His alleged accomplice, Basil Amadi, 29, is accused of taking a separate $10,000 cheque into his account.