Fraudster impersonating Sandra Bullock cons Prague man out of 6 million crowns

A fraudster impersonating Hollywood-actress Sandra Bullock has conned a seventy-year-old man from Prague out of more than six million crowns. This was reported on the Prague Police website on Wednesday by its spokeswoman Kristýna Zelinková. Communication between the two via social media developed into a virtual love affair, with the man forwarding gift cards to the fraudster, for which he had obtained money by selling property, including his home.

According to anonymised previews published by the police, the communication took place in Czech. The man contacted the local police department in Prague 4 in the first half of June. The fake Ms. Bullock promised him marriage, an early personal visit, and their living together in America. The police have repeatedly warned against similar scams, and are investigating the case as fraud, which carries a penalty of up to eight years in prison.