A woman in Japan was somehow fooled into paying 4.4 million yen ($ 30,000 USD) to help a “Russian astronaut” she had met online return to Earth from the International Space Station.

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It turns out that the 65-year-old woman from Japan’s Shiga Prefecture fell in love with a man claiming to be a Russian astronaut and sent him $30,000 to help him hitch a ride back to Earth from the International Space Station. According to sources, the man was never an astronaut and the woman was left with nothing but a broken heart.💔

This scam definitely takes the cake!

The question here is…HOW LONELY WAS THIS WOMAN FOR HER TO HAVE FALLEN FOR A SCAM SO OBVIOUS😥

Source:OddityCentral