Woman sent ‘Stranger Things’ ‘star’ $10K over 1 year, divorced husband in wild catfishing saga

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YouTube channel Catfished.“I’m incredibly excited to connect with fellow filmmakers who share the same passion for the art of filmmaking.

I’m currently seeking creative collaboration opportunities, and I believe that together, we can create something truly remarkable,” she wrote on the forum.She later received a message from a user named “DK MH,” saying he would like to chat and eventually claimed they were “well-known actor” Dacre Montgomery, who played Billy Hargrove on “Stranger Things.”“D K M H” is the title of Montgomery’s poetry book.“Me and him just really hit it off, but of course, I’m suspicious from the get-go until he starts doing things that make me believe that he is who he is,” McKayla said.“I’m obsessed with ‘Stranger Things,’ Billy is just this bully he kind of comes in tries to just dominate which is totally unlike his actual personality.

Although they never met in person, McKayla says “Montgomery” was always complaining to her about his relationship issues.Some of those issues were how his girlfriend Liv Pollock controlled all of his bank accounts and is having some money problems, which eventually led to McKayla sending “Montgomery” $10,000 over time.“That’s one thing we actually bonded over, and basically through the relationship he was venting to me after a few months about his partner saying she’s very controlling of him, he doesn’t get to do the things he wants to do, she’s always there, (she’s) always got to supervise.”“I kind of empathized with that because my ex-husband was that way,” she stated.After a year of private messaging, “Montgomery” had asked McKayla to be his girlfriend, though the two never met in person.