Woman loses $30,000 by sending money to “astronaut scammer” who needed cash to return to Earth

Japanese woman scammed by 'Russian astronaut' who needed money to return to Earth

Japanese woman scammed by 'Russian astronaut' who needed money to return to Earth

Woman loses $30,000 by sending money to “astronaut scammer” who needed cash to return to Earth

Online scammers have reinvented an ancient Internet hoax, now posing as a Russian astronaut who needs money to return home to planet Earth

Elderly woman is scammed by a fake astronaut and pays R$ 160,000 to return him to Earth

Passionate victim paid R$ 160,000 for a rocket to land in Japan with her future boyfriend after being scammed on Instagram

Elderly woman loses fortune to scammer who claimed to be Russian astronaut trapped in space

Can you imagine receiving a message from someone claiming to be a Russian astronaut trapped in space and needing money to return to Earth?

Elderly Japanese woman loses R$ 160,000 to scammer who claimed to be a Russian astronaut who needed help to return to Earth

The criminal claimed to be in love with the 65-year-old woman and convinced her that she worked at the International Space Station.