Bruno Mars impersonator charged for scamming Texas woman out of $100,000
Bruno Mars and swindled a woman who believed she was dating the pop star out of $100,000 (£72,312) has been charged.Chinwendu Azuonwu, 39, is believed to have impersonated the singer on Instagram and to have taken advantage of a woman who was searching for companionship.ABC30 reports via court documents that the 63-year-old woman alleges she was contacted by Azuonwu on the platform in 2018. It’s claimed that Azuonwu sent her photos of Mars on tour, and later asked her for $10,000 (£7,222) for a “friend of the band” for “tour expenses”.The purported victim claimed that Azuonwu asked her for $90,000 (£66,332) two days later, to which she obliged.