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Golfer Paige Spiranac’s scam that never was!

Updated on: 27 July,2022 08:33 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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It turned out to be a case of online fraud and she had nothing to do with it. “As it turns out, this man was scammed by a fake online profile that someone created with a fake number

Golfer Paige Spiranac’s scam that never was!

Paige Spiranac

American golfer Paige Spiranac has revealed a shocking experience about a fan recently approaching her, claiming she has scammed him out of $10,000 (Rs 8 lakh approximately).  Spiranac, 29, spoke about the incident on her podcast, Playing A Round, explaining that the male fan approached her at a charity golf event.


“He comes up and asks me for a picture, it’s fine at first. Then he goes into how I scammed him out of $10,000. He started threatening me. It was a really scary situation,” said Spiranac.


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It turned out to be a case of online fraud and she had nothing to do with it. “As it turns out, this man was scammed by a fake online profile that someone created with a fake number.


“I feel scared about these scams. I don’t leave my place much now,” she added.

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