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Bruno Mars Impersonator Scams Texas Woman For $100,000
https://www.newsweek.com/bruno-mars-impersonator-scams-woman-100000-1568557
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.
https://www.newsweek.com/bruno-mars-impersonator-scams-woman-100000-1568557
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.