A Celebrity Imposter Admitted To Me He Wasn’t Keanu Reeves
Then the scammer hit on me
As most people are aware, there is a plague of scammers impersonating celebrities on social media sites, attempting to scam people into sending them money.
Since December 2023, I received direct messages (DMs) or friend requests from 15 Elon Musks, six Keanu Reeves, three Brad Pitts, a Vin Diesel, someone claiming to be Jason Priestly’s manager, a Lenny Kravitz, an Angelina Jolie, an Adam Lambert (who is gay, not that I care - I don’t judge people’s sexuality), a Jason Momoa, and a Nicholas Brendon (Nicky is a good friend with verified social media accounts, and I knew for a fact he couldn’t be the one sending me the impersonal message), and over 200 from Johnny Depp; his daughter, Lily-Rose, his managers, Jack Whigham, and Steve Woods, and Camille Vasquez, who was Depp’s lawyer in his defamation case against Amber Heard.
Obviously, none were real. Despite occasional lapses in judgment, I’m intelligent enough to recognize their fraudulent celebrity claims.
According to articles on the internet, celebrity impersonation scams have been happening for at least four years, possibly longer.
I could write a “How to Become an Online Celebrity Imposter” book - they all follow the same script, with minor variations. It’s almost as if they’re all following the same script, although there are exceptions.
However, exceptions exist; I experienced one recently.
Let me explain.
Last year, someone impersonating Keanu Reeves contacted me, but insisted on communicating only via email, Gmail. He was looking for a wife online and asked a million questions. I played along.
“Sometimes you just have to play the role of a fool to fool the fool who thinks they’re fooling you.”
~Shu Takumi, creator of the Ace Attorney video game series
Of course, he insisted on communicating solely by email, saying he did it with his whole family because of his imposters.
It didn’t take more than a couple of days for him to declare his undying love for me, saying I was perfect for him. My response was two-fold: how do you fall in love with someone you’ve never met or spoken to? I need more than email to sustain a relationship.
He hassled me continuously about how we could make a relationship work, so in April 2024, I blocked him.
Then last week I received an email from him again!
What Did He Want?
He confessed to imitating Keanu Reeves, expressing fondness for me, a desire for closer acquaintance, and a romantic relationship.
It was a load of bullshit. He called me sweet, friendly, and caring, the ideal partner, because of his honesty. He didn’t want me to get hurt or taken advantage of!
WTF????
He believed that by telling me the truth about being an impostor, I would forgive him and consider dating him.
Are you fucking kidding me? That’s the epitome of delusion!
I fell over sideways, laughing at his fantastically moronic imagination. “You pretend to be Keanu Reeves to deceive people. Admitting to scamming people won’t make you a better person women would want to date. You’re a liar and a criminal. It’s no surprise you can’t find a partner. No woman wants to get involved with someone like you! You’re living in a dream world, asshole.”
“I’ll change for you. I only want to be with you. Can’t we even be friends? I was nice enough to tell you the truth, so you don’t get hurt. Doesn’t that count?”
“You lied, impersonated Keanu Reeves, and hid the scope of your scam. You think a confession wins a date? No way. You need help. And to get a fucking job instead of stealing money from people like the lazy bastard you are! Fuck you! I wish I could be there when the jail cell door slams shut and you become someone’s bitch and have to take it up the ass like the little bitch you are!”
Then, with a big smile on my face, I hit “send,” then “block and report,” and laughed as I archived the message thread as evidence in case I ever needed it.
Over the last little while, I’ve been getting messages from celebrities I either don’t like or don’t know, and they are beyond arrogant, assuming I adore and follow them.
The imposters assume all love and adore the celebrities they impersonate - they have bigger egos than do the genuine celebrities!
PATHETIC!
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