A lady has spoken out about being duped twice by persons claiming to be Keanu Reeves and why it occurred the second time.
Katherine Goodson met someone online in 2022 who claimed to be Keanu Reeves, the hero of the film John Wick.
After giving money to the user, she realized it was a fraud and proceeded to alert others on social media. However, she later received a message from someone she believed to be the genuine Reeves.
Someone purporting to be Reeves texted the 67-year-old shortly after she relocated to San Diego, according to the Post.
The note begged Goodson to send a $500 gift card to prove she wasn’t simply interested in him for the money. Reeves’ net worth is believed to be £380 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Goodson confirmed to NBC 7 that she ‘did send it’ but then requested to hear the messenger’s voice.
“Once I heard his voice, I said, ‘You’re not him,’ and blocked him,” Goodson said, adding that she subsequently published her tale online to warn others.
Unfortunately, her problems with a Reeves lookalike did not end there, and while Goodson’s warning may have saved others, it did not prevent her from falling prey to another fraud of the same type.
Goodson, whose husband passed away in 2007, reported that someone posing as Reeves approached her once more.
The messenger reached out to her, conveying that they had learned about her deception and felt appalled, prompting them to initiate a text exchange.
Goodson confesses that, “Unfortunately, [she] wasn’t maybe listening to the warning signs” and ended up falling in love with the false Reeves, with the two purportedly chatting for two years.
Despite chatting for several years, the two never met in person, with the user providing numerous explanations and connecting her with various members of Reeves’ management team.
Goodson ultimately sent the user almost $65,000 in the form of Bitcoin, gift cards, and cash.
By August of this year, she had run out of money, and the connection with the fictitious Reeves had soured, leading Goodson to realize her error.
Now living in her car, Goodson indicated that she has nothing to lose by speaking out about her experience and wishes to raise awareness of this form of scamming. She resolved, “I don’t blame anyone but myself.”