The victim of the scam also divorced her husband over the faker.
McKala, who is a single mother from Kentucky, said she joined a forum for artists, where someone began chatting with her, and then claimed he was Montgomery. She says the scammer earned her trust by telling her to tune in to for a specific episode the night before the Billy character returned and sent her poetry like the kind Montgomery had previously published.
Word to the wise: If anyone sends you private messages and claims to be someone famous, never under any circumstances believe them. I know of no documented example of an actor from a popular
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