Poppy Bilderbeck
A woman has opened up about being scammed twice by people pretending to be Keanu Reeves and why it happened for a second time.
In 2022, Katherine Goodson connected online with someone pretending to be John Wick star Keanu Reeves.
After sending money to the user, she quickly realized it was a scam and took to social media to warn others, however, she then received a message from who she believed was the real Reeves.
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The 67-year-old was reportedly texted by someone pretending to be Reeves shortly after she moved to San Diego, the Post reports.
The message asked Goodson to send a gift card amounting to the worth of $500 to prove she wasn't just interested in him for the money - Reeves' net worth is an estimated £380 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.
Goodson admitted to NBC 7 she 'did send it' but then asked to hear the messenger's voice.
"Once I heard his voice, I said, 'You're not him,' and I blocked him," Goodson said, explaining she then shared her story online in a bid to warn others.
Unfortunately that wasn't the last of her troubles with a Reeves impersonator and while Goodson's warning may've helped others, it ultimately didn't help her from falling victim to another scam of the same nature.
Goodson - who's husband passed away in 2007 - said she was contacted by another person who, once again, claimed to be the real Reeves.
The messenger got in touch saying they'd heard about her being scammed and felt 'awful' and they began to text.
Goodson admits ' unfortunately, [she] wasn’t maybe listening to the warning signs' and ended up falling in love with the fake Reeves, the pair reportedly messaging over a period of two years.
Despite messaging for multiple years, the pair never met in person, the user coming up with different excuses every time and putting her in touch with different 'members of Reeves' management team' too.
Goodson ended up sending the user over $65,000 in the form of Bitcoin, gift cards and money.
By August earlier this year, she'd run out of money and that's when the relationship with the fake Reeves turned sour and Goodson realized her mistake.
Now living in her car, Goodson explained she has nothing to lose in speaking out about her story and hopes to raise awareness of the type of scamming, resolving: "I don’t blame anyone but myself."
UNILAD has contacted the real Keanu Reeves' representatives for comment.
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