A LOVESTRUCK man travelled nearly 500 miles to meet a beauty queen he had been talking to online – only to be greeted by her husband.
Unlucky Belgian man Michel had turned up at Sophie Vouzeland’s home in Saint-Julien, France, and announced he was her “future husband”;.
But Sophie’s actual husband Fabien emerged from the home and quipped: “Well, I’m the current one.”;
Stunning Sophie is a former Miss Limousin and 2007 Miss France runner-up.
She boasts nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram alone and often posts her life on social media.
76-year-old Michel thought he had been speaking on WhatsApp to the beauty queen for weeks – and had even transferred an eye-watering £25,000 which he thought was just a loan.
Michel is heard saying: “I think she played a dirty trick on me.”;
The shocked man then shows Sophie’s husband the many messages he and, who he thought was the French model, had exchanged.
Fabien responded: “My wife, no, it’s the fake accounts.
“You have to be very careful.”;
It didn’t take long before Michel realised he had sadly been scammed, telling the couple: “I am an imbecile.”;
Husband Fabien videoed some of the exchange and posted it to social media where it has garnered thousands of views.
He also wrote a warning on the post about the dangers of romance scams.
This is where someone is deceived into sending cash to a criminal who convinces them they’re in an actual relationship.
Fabien said in the post: “I feel so sorry for this man.
“Watch out for fake accounts, I’m sharing this video to show you it’s real and to be vigilant! Take care of yourself.”;
Belgian man Michel is thought to be a widower of four years and was looking for love – but was heinously scammed.
Sophie urged the deceived man to go to the cops to lodge a complaint.
It remains unclear whether he has or not.
The beauty queen expressed her sympathy for Michel and said the incident “hurts my heart”;.
