Virgin River fans reportedly lost $375,000 in Martin Henderson scam
An American woman was deceived and thought she was with Virgin River actor Martin Henderson.
The 47-year-old woman named Lea talked about the scam in an interview New Zealand pioneer This was published on Friday, February 7th. She told the media that she believed to be 50-year-old Henderson, who had communicated with her during two years and even moved to New Zealand in December 2024, closer to him.
Leah claimed she was believed to be married and should pick Henderson up from Oakland Airport on New Year’s Eve – but the liar who pretended to be an actor sent a message to Lea, but he was allegedly suffering from a health condition in his South Africa panic shot on site.
On the same day, Lea’s friend gave her one pioneer story About Henderson’s charitable mission in Matakana town. He is in good shape and standing next to his bike as part of raising funds for the new bike trails in the area.
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“I think, ‘What did Martin do in New Zealand in Matakana when he told me after a mild heart attack that he was lying on a hospital bed in Johannesburg?”
“mine She said: “The heads are everywhere, and I feel very stupid when I open my heart.
Lea and Scammer posted on Virgin River Fan page. She “left A message and received a message from his agent saying that Martin liked my comment and wanted to send me a message. “We immediately put it into practice and talked about favorite food and common interests. ”
The real Henderson, who played Jack Sheridan in the popular Netflix drama, shared an article via Instagram last year that warned his followers of scams on such fans, and Ask them to ignore the impostor who pretended to be him. according to pioneerLea’s liar assured her that he was Henderson. She shared personal details of her life with him, and in return, the liar left a voicemail with AI to express his love for her.
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Leah claimed: “He told me that he wanted to leave the world of acting and live a quiet life in New Zealand with me – we planned our marriage and three children.”
The scammer also asked for money, Lea transferred $30,000 to pay for a private jet, flying him from South Africa. Fake Henderson later said the flight was cancelled because he went to jail after breach of his contract. Lea allegedly paid $10,000 to save him from prison and carried him into a $5,000 business struggle to bring him back to New Zealand. She claimed to have forwarded $12,000 gift cards as well as many $5,000 worth of Bitcoin transfers. Lea said she also bought 25 MacBooks so he could “build a new business.”
Meanwhile, Lea could only afford a coaching seat when she flew thousands of miles to meet and married Henderson.
She had previously paid thousands of dollars to ship a box from New Zealand to China where she worked, which allegedly contained diamond rings and Rolex watches. A bank’s long-term account was closed after a bank’s activity issued a money laundering alert.
Arturo Holmes/Wireimage Sandra Bullock made a rare public statement after a social media fraudster imitated her online. “My family’s safety and innocent people being exploited is my deep concern and sometimes I make more comments, but now our focus is to help law enforcement deal with this […]
US Weekly Contacted Henderson for comment.
The scam that affects LEA is part of the latest trend, which is to impersonate celebrities and prey on vulnerable fans. Last month, a fraudster took over a French woman’s charge of more than $800,000 Brad Pitt Let her believe that the two are in a romantic relationship.
“It’s horrible to use the strong connection between fans and celebrities,” a Pete spokesman said in a statement at the time. “But it’s an important reminder not to react to unsolicited online publicity, especially From actors who don’t have social media presence.”
