In retaliation for a hurtful sentence, a Chinese woman impersonates a man, deceives her childhood friend with "love" and exploits her financially for 12 years
A Chinese woman has been arrested for impersonating a man on social media to trick her childhood friend into falling in love with her into sending money.
Shanghai police recently announced one of the most bizarre online romance scams ever.
The victim had been scammed for 12 years by the account of a person purporting to be a well-known news anchor on social media and defrauded her of about 2 million yuan ($290,000) during that time period.
The craziest part of the story is that the scammer is none other than a good friend of the victim, her childhood friend, who implemented this scheme as psychological compensation for a humiliating situation the victim's mother put her through during their childhood.
The con-girlfriend pleaded guilty and told investigators that she and the victim had been friends for a very long time, and their mothers had known each other as well.
One day, the victim's mother insulted her daughter's friend by saying, as a joke, that she would have difficulty finding a husband because she was not very beautiful and her family's financial situation was not good.
It was a cruel thing to say to a young girl, and the girl took it very seriously, always wanting to avenge herself.
Years after receiving the insult, the con lady tells her friend and her friend's mother that she knows a famous news anchor who is celibate and looking for a suitable wife.
What made her friend's mother ask her to introduce him to her daughter, so that the plan could take its course.
The con girlfriend starts creating fake social media profiles for the news anchor and becomes her talker, displaying the qualities of a dream guy to fall in love with, she knows her friend better than almost anyone else, her likes and dislikes, her passions, her romantic expectations .
Or the only challenge was to keep the relationship on the Internet without meeting.
Nevertheless, the "announcer's" qualities and love for her were enough to keep the victim interested, attracted, and continuing the relationship.
According to the fraudulent friend, the financial fraud on her friend was not the goal, but rather it was only revenge. However, she went through financial hardship in 2018, so she began asking for some financial sums in her capacity as "the announcer and the man of dreams."
And she continued to ask for financial aid, which made her friend complain to her about it, and she in turn encouraged her to continue and sacrifice for the sake of love.
Earlier this year, after the victim had spent all her savings and started racking up debt, she turned to her friend to arrange a meeting with the "announcer" to confront him and put an end to their emotional situation.
Here, the fraudulent friend decided to confess all her plan, and that she had been the "announcer" for 12 years, wanting to see the look on the victim's face when she discovered the truth.
The fraudster was arrested after her friend filed a complaint, and the investigation is still ongoing in this case.
The whole story seems like a movie plot, and there are some details that defy logic, such as the victim sending about 2 million yuan to someone she never actually met, or how she went on a romantic relationship for 12 years without meeting the person. Uncover facts and link details.
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