Wild story out of Montco, from Kelly Rule at FOX 29:

A 70-year-old woman living in Towamencin Township says she was scammed out of $50,000 by someone impersonating Phillies’ shortstop Trea Turner.

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The woman, who is a huge Phillies fan and currently battling Parkinson’s disease, says back in July, she came to Turner’s defense on a social media post criticizing his performance.

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A person on Facebook, claiming to be Trea Turner, asked if she could download Google Chat to continue the conversation. She was skeptical.

“He writes me back at night and says, ‘Oh, thank you for your encouragement, because of you did you see how many hits I got? I got a standing o,’ and I’m thinking, something’s not right here,” she said. “He said, ‘Oh I love you.’ What? I’m 70-years-old, I have varicose veins older than this guy.”

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The woman says the imposter explained that he was not getting along with his wife and needed help with various properties to keep it quiet. The request for money, different accounts, and ways to send money followed.

She went to police, who think the scammer is located outside of the country. Possibly a Nigerian prince. Hopefully the woman gets her money back and/or they find the guy and rough him up for preying on an elderly woman with Parkinson’s. She mentions in the story that she’s okay financially, so no immediate concerns while authorities try to track down the culprit.

Note, as well, that Trea Turner is in year #2 of an 11-year deal paying $300 million, so there’s a red flag if the imposter tries again.$50k to Trea Turner is like a Dunkin Donuts glazed blueberry donut to you and I.

Be on the look out for this guy: