British woman scammed out of $22,800 after being tricked into believing she was in a relationship with Dr Chris Brown
A British woman has been targeted by scammers, who tricked her into believing she was in a romantic relationship with Dr Chris Brown, defrauding her of her life savings of $22,800.
Lisa Nock, 44, was targeted by scammers who struck up a conversation with her on Instagram.
The fraudulent relationship lasted for longer than two years.
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“I was chuffed that Chris Brown had messaged me, I’m a huge fan and hoped this might be our chance to meet,” Knock told The Daily Telegraph on Monday.
“He soon suggested we speak on WhatsApp.
“After a few months, I admit I was enamoured. He told me he loved me and wanted us to marry – of course I said no and asked if it was a scam.
“I called the number to verify but it did not allow incoming calls.
“Then I got a video call with him from another number on encrypted phone messaging platform Telegram (using AI), where he said, ‘I hope this now clears your doubts’.”
Nock says she was tricked into believing the exchanges were legitimate, due to the scammer’s sophisticated use of AI images, which were shared with her.
Nock is a voluntary English and drama teacher, who was left with a disability following a car crash.
She currently earns $1246 a month in pensions, of which $831 pays rent to her parents.
Knock has been giving the remaining $400 to the scammers for more than two years.
She gave them the money through team cards, bitcoin, and Crypto information.
Now, the scam has caused Nock psychological distress and left her penniless.
Nock explained the relationship ended after scammers demanded $40 million, with someone from Brown’s “management” saying the handsome vet had been kidnapped.
“I said I didn’t have that kind of cash. I cut contact,” she said.
“I was vulnerable and wanted to believe we could be friends, we both love animals, I had lost my partner in a car crash a few years ago.”
Nock has reported the scam to UK police.
She said she went public as she didn’t want others to fall victim to a similar scam.
Originally published on Sunrise
