Fraudster posing as Statham cheats woman of thousands

A con artist posed as Hollywood action star Jason Statham to cheat a “starstruck” British woman out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The victim was targeted in a scam through Facebook and WhatsApp. The fraudster posing as Statham told her he loved her, tricked her into believing that he was going through financial problems and demanded payments of £20,000 a time.
Police believe the criminal who preyed on her — calling her “baby” and “honey” — was operating from overseas. She told BBC that the scam began when she visited a Facebook page dedicated to Statham, and someone contacted her posing as the actor. The con artist then switched to using WhatsApp and they exchanged messages over months. The fraudster claimed a film payment was delayed, and asked her to help him through financial problems. DAILY MIRROR