Celebrities Who Were Hoaxed, Ripped Off Or Scammed

People are always trying to take advantage of celebrities and some fall prey. Here are 9 celebrities who were hoaxed, ripped off or scammed.[bossip_ad_a]

Manti Te’o

America felt said for Manti after losing his grandmother and girlfriend at the same time. Then he made headlines when a girl who he was carrying on an online relationship with and he never met was a catfish. Dude became a joke for so many late-night comedians.

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Pilar Sanders

While looking for a new boo Pilar became the latest dummy to be catfished by Instagram baller imposter “WeezyTKO”
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Oprah Wiinfrey

Back in 2006 Oprah and the world were deceived by author James Frey after he admitted to lying about events in “A Million Little Pieces,” a book she endorsed.

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Chris Andersen

Police searched his house after a Canadian woman impersonated him online and demanded gifts, money and she threatened at least one person.

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Lil Wayne

Chris Bosh’s wife Adrienne allegedly scammed Lil Wayne out of a lot of money after she told him she had cancer.

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Kris Jenner

In Aug. two unemployed teenagers scammed Kris Jenner out of $70,000 in a credit card scam.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe took legal action against his poor mama for auctioning 1.5 million in high school memorabilia to buy a house in Nevada.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin’s aunt was arrested after allegedly scamming his family out of $65,000.