A Belgian man who drove practically 500 miles to fulfill his future spouse was surprised to seek out out the French mannequin, and her husband, had no concept who he was.
After driving 472 miles to fulfill Sophie Vouzelaud at her dwelling, the person, who recognized himself as Michel, was met by the 38-year-old’s husband, Fabien Boutamine.
“I’ve to movie as a result of there’s a man who simply rang my doorbell, and he says ‘I’m the future husband of Sophie Vouzelaud’,” Boutamine stated in a video he filmed through the get collectively. “Nicely, I’m the present one. There’s going to be a confrontation.”
After some cringeworthy backwards and forwards, Michel admitted to Boutamine one thing could be “unsuitable.”
“I feel she performed a unclean trick on me,” Michel could possibly be heard saying within the distance.
“My spouse, no, it’s the faux accounts,” Boutamine replied. “You must be very cautious.”
Michel defined he had despatched $35,000 to somebody posing on-line as Vouzelaud, former Miss Limousin and Miss France 2007 first runner-up.
A bewildered and emotional Michel added that the scammer instructed him she had been pregnant, however later misplaced her child.
“No she’s nonetheless there, fortunately for us,” Boutamine stated. “I’m sorry sir … however the issue is that Sophie places a variety of movies on [social media] networks to say to watch out to not get harm.”
Vouzelaud later joined the boys to clear up the heartbreaking misunderstanding, saying “this hurts my coronary heart.”
“You have to maintain all of the proof and take it to the police,” she cautioned Michel.
It’s unclear if a police report was filed following the romance rip-off, although Boutamine’s video, which he posted to social media, garnered practically 11,000 likes on Instagram.
“I really feel so sorry for this man…,” Boutamine wrote within the caption. “Be careful for faux accounts, I’m sharing this video to point out you it’s actual and to be vigilant! Deal with your self.”
Boutamine and Vouzelaud didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s requests for remark.
Fox Information Digital’s Sophia Compton and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
