Scam victim travels 500 miles to find French beauty Queen ‘lover' is married
The man, who called himself Michel, turned up at the home of Sophie Vouzelaud, in Saint-Julien and announced: 'I am the future husband of Sophie Vouzelaud.'
Her husband, Fabien, came out and said to Michel: 'Well, I'm the current one.'
Ms Vouzelaud is a former Miss Limousin and Miss France 2007 runner-up. She has nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram and posts frequently about her life on social media.
Michel, 76, believed that he had been speaking on WhatsApp to the French model for weeks and had even sent £25,000 – which he thought was going to be paid back.
'I think she played a dirty trick on me,' Michel said.
In desperation, Michel showed the husband his phone, and the string of messages exchanged between himself and the person he believed to be Ms Vouzelaud.
'My wife, no, it's the fake accounts,' Fabien replied. 'You have to be very careful.'
Soon, Michel realised that he had been swindled, and told the couple: 'I am an imbecile.'
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