Online Catfish Scam Stole More than $50,000 with Scott Humpal photos

Online Catfish Scam Stole More than $50,000 with Scott Humpal photos

Catfish Scam

According to WFMY CBS news story, in North Carolina, a woman by the name of Roxanne Reed was scammed online by a "Catfish" - an online predator that pretends to be someone he or she is not. The online scammer went by the name of Scott Humpal in Facebook. He friended Roxanne Reed, and started begging her for monetary assistance to pay his medical bills. Roxanne Reed gave in to the request and sent the catfish several payments totaling over $50,000 USD.

The story gets worse.

Family members reported the scam to authorities, and investigators uncovered that Roxanne Reed herself was plotting a crime of her own. She was plotting to kill her mother, and pocket the insurance money. 

There is a real Scott Humpal, and he lives in Corpus Christi, TX - over 1,200 miles away. The real Scott Humpal had received a series of suspicious messages on Facebook nearly seven years ago from the catfish scammer.

Scott Humpal Catfish Scammer has done Multiple Scams Online 

This wasn't the first time that Scott Humpal's photo was used to scam innocent people. The news story in the KRIS 6 News video below describes how the catfish scammer has been using his photo to defraud others, often widows that have been through a tragedy.

The real Scott Humpal has shared in the interview not to ever send money to this scammer that is using his identity without permission. If you are contacted by a catfish scammer using the identity of Scott Humpal, please contact your local police.

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