“This person, this victim, actually believed they were talking to Blake Shelton,” said Bristow.
PLANO, Texas — Mark Aiseosa Kadiri, a student at Collin College in Plano, was arrested in connection with a financial fraud scheme that targeted a victim more than a thousand miles away in Virginia.
The investigation, which was carried out by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Collin College Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, uncovered a scam that led to the exploitation of a victim, totaling over $61,000 in fraudulent funds.
According to arrest documents, the crime began when Kadiri allegedly posed as country music star Blake Shelton online, targeting a victim in Virginia. The victim was led to believe they were corresponding with Shelton, who claimed to be unhappy and going through a divorce. The scammer, posing as the celebrity, convinced the victim that their finances were …