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Bruno Mars impersonator scams Texas woman out of $100K, Case has ties to Houston
Read full article: Bruno Mars impersonator scams Texas woman out of $100K, Case has ties to HoustonHOUSTON – A 65-year-old North Texas woman is out $100,000 after she fell in love with someone pretending to be Bruno Mars, the famous entertainer. Harris County cyber-crimes prosecutors said someone overseas befriended her on Instagram, convinced her that he was Bruno Mars and that he needed help with his touring expenses. Authorities said Basil Amadi and Chinwendu Azuonwu are the two men in Houston who opened up the two different bank accounts where the woman was instructed to send the money. Ad“What these people do is they will recruit people to open up bank accounts. One of those men in Houston went before a judge Tuesday to hear the allegations against him.