A man who went by the fictitious name “Aaron Rodgers” was able to convince a woman over the course of a couple of months to give him all of her personal information, and then took hundreds of dollars from her.
The incident was reported on March 20.
Police went to the woman’s Trenton, Michigan residence and she told them she met him on the messenger website “Viber.”
She said they had been in communication since the beginning of February and she thought he was legit because he “talked about himself personally.”
Within that time frame, she said she sent him her driver’s license information, Social Security number, and bank accounts with her personal information numbers.
The woman told police she messaged the man on March 17 and told him she was about to move out of her apartment and he told her that he would send her $10,000 to help her out if she could send $800 to his attorney’s wife on PayPal.
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She said that she agreed and sent $823.50 from her checking account to the woman.
It was then the resident said she began to get suspicious and messaged both “Aaron Rodgers” and the woman she sent money to and eventually threatened to contact the authorities.
She received a response from “Aaron Rogers,” who told her that she would be the one who would be arrested and “thrown in jail,” adding he had the authorities after her.
According to a police report, the woman showed police a profile picture of the man she had been communicating with and it was that of NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a Green Bay Packers hat.
She also showed police her account information confirming the money she sent.
The woman took the necessary steps to freeze her accounts and was advised to keep monitor her credit reports.
Officers also told the woman to block the fake football player and the woman who received her money on all social media platforms.