'I thought George Ezra was in love with me but it was a scam' woman tells of catfish nightmare on This Morning
A woman targeted by cruel scammers has spoken out on This Morning about her catfish ordeal. Helen, who only went by her first name on the ITV morning show, told how she was lured into an online relationship, thinking it was with her pop hero George Ezra.
"A couple of days later I was looking through my friend requests and there was George Ezra 'hi number one fan.'" Helen continued: "He said 'my manager's asked me, because the album is coming out, to get in touch with some of the fans and touch base with the fanbase.'" Presenter Phillip, who praised her for her bravery in sharing her story, pointed out: "We've got to say all the way through this, it wasn't him.
At one point Helen tried to phone him. "And he blocked it...and then sent me a message back 'I'm in the studio, don't call me during the day.'" The scammer also warned her against telling anyone about their messaging "for press reasons" and Helen was also asked to come off social media and change her email address.
She said: "He put a lot of pressure on, 'come on it isn't that much money. Don't you love me then?'". Then Helen got a call from an alleged loan company at 6am advising that a loan of £26,000, which she had never applied for, had been successful.
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