Janet Smith, 62, from Colchester, genuinely believed she was talking to the Take That singer for about a week, after she added him as a friend on Facebook.
A woman has revealed how she was catfished by a man pretending to be Gary Barlow - who turned out to be a scammer attempting to take her money.
She believed she'd added the popstar last month, and was talking to him all week - sometimes from 9am all the way through to 3am the following morning.The scammer would break up discussions, however, by claiming to be in a meeting and to be practicing for a concert. The fake Gary bombarded her with compliments and messages and said he had 'split up' - which Janet took to mean from his wifeThe scammer insisted Janet would 'know me very well' but claimed his management was monitoring himHe was eventually unmasked as a 24-year-old man from Nigeria.'I said"I am 62 - you're 24". I'm saddened because he is poor and he's got no money.
'He was kind. He was nice. He was really lovely, saying,"Good morning. Good evening, I've seen your videos" because I love to dance.'And it was going well. He just kept saying"I'm Gary Barlow, I've split up."The scammer also asked if Janet was a journalist during their initial conversations 'I kept saying,"you're not the real one!" And he was saying,"You're lovely, you're kind, yes, I am Gary Barlow."'
'He is very poor. He's on WhatsApp and he's texting me saying,"I'm sorry, I've done fraud but we come from a poor family." I do admire Gary Barlow, I like singing and I like his songs.'Janet said: 'He said,"I thought you would be able to help me and my family but it's sad that you can't.
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