Jane thought she was in love with an Aussie acting star. It was a catfisher who drained her bank account of $4

For two years, Jane thought she was in a loving relationship - it was a catfisher who stole $45,000 from her.

Hawaii Five-Ofirst revealedSince then, 9news.com.au has been contacted by several O'Loughlin fans who said they believed they were in love with O'Loughlin, only to be left gutted after finding out they had been catfished.A scammer tricked NSW cleaner Jane into believing she was in a relationship with Aussie actor Alex O'Loughlin.

9news.com.au does not suggest O'Loughlin, who is based in Hawaii, has any connection in any way to Jane's scammer, or any of the others. Instead his identification has been illegally used to trick others.An image of a driver's licence sent to Jane by her scammer in a bid to convince her he really was actor Alex O'Loughlin.

It was then that the scammer made his first request for money, asking Jane to join an exclusive O'Loughlin membership club for $3000.Savings and salary drained Over hundreds of messages, the scammer professed his love for Jane, sending photos of a ring and vowing they would get married. Things turned farcical, however, when the scammer, posing as O'Loughlin's manager, claimed the actor had been kidnapped after touching down in Australia and a ransom was being demanded."If someone that high-profile got kidnapped it would be all over the news, it would be everywhere.

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