A new type of embezzlement has been successful in Brazil. We're talking about scams on dating apps. The most recent is that of a elderly 61-year-old who lost the equivalent of R$208,400 believing she was in a relationship with actor Johnny Depp and that he needed to borrow the money.
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Affective larceny: elderly woman is deceived into false dating
The lady in question lives in Osasco, in the Greater São Paulo region. She reported that she had conversations through an Instagram profile with a person pretending to be the American actor, Johnny Depp. The woman said that at no time did she imagine that it was a scam, so she believed in the relationship with Depp.
App scams are common. It all starts with the report of a supposed financial difficulty. The case of the 61-year-old woman was no different. The man went on to ask for money to pay the penalties he was sentenced to in court, especially in the lawsuit filed by his ex-partner, actress Amber Heard.
The process, reported on different news portals around the world, was the subject of great repercussion, since Depp's ex-wife sued him for domestic violence. The fact is that not even with all this uproar over the case, the lady suspected that it was another scam.
Loss of BRL 208 thousand
Therefore, to help her loved one with the payment of all legal expenses, the elderly woman sold some valuables, such as her house and car, so she raised R$208,400. Then, the amount was transferred to an account registered at Banco do Brasil, supposedly attributed to a friend of Johnny Depp.
That is why the elderly woman filed a lawsuit against Banco do Brasil, claiming that the bank allows the opening of of fraudulent accounts that facilitates their use by criminals to apply scams in the 3rd.
The request for reimbursement was denied by the judge of the 4th Civil Court of the State of São Paulo. In decision, the magistrate claims that there is not enough evidence that the elderly woman was the victim of a coup, after all, she did not join the conversations on Instagram with the alleged embezzler in the file.