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Man scammed out of $42,700 by fake Rhea Ripley in internet con job

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Blinn, M. (2026, September 18). Man scammed out of $42,700 by fake Rhea Ripley in internet con job. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/man-scammed-out-of-42700-by-fake-rhea-ripley-in-internet-con-job/

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A Pennsylvania man lost $42,700 after being scammed by someone posing as WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley online in March, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The victim did not cooperate with investigators. This incident follows other high-profile cases involving frauds targeting sports personalities and fans, including a scam where Travis Kelce was reportedly defrauded of $35 million, and another case involving Daejon Love, who pretended to be an NFL player and scammed 26 women out of over $1.3 million.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A 64-year-old man from Pennsylvania lost $42,700 to scammers posing as WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley online in March. The incident was revealed by the Pennsylvania State Police, but the victim declined to cooperate with the investigation. This case follows a pattern of scams involving sports personalities; for instance, in 2004, a scammer pretending to be wrestler Alexa Bliss defrauded a 79-year-old man of $1 million over several years. More recently, NFL star Travis Kelce was named as a victim in a $35 million Ponzi scheme, and Daejon Love is accused of defrauding 26 women out of $1.3 million while pretending to be an NFL player.

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One Pennsylvania man got Ripped off. asserted

man → rip → ?

A 64-year-old man was swindled out of $42,700 by a person or person pretending to be WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley online in March, Pennsylvania State Police revealed this week. asserted

Police → swindle → March

Per a Kittanning public information release report, the victim refused to cooperate with the investigation. asserted

victim → refuse → investigation

The 29-year-old Australian wrestler has not publicly commented on the situation. asserted

wrestler → comment → situation

WWE wrestlers are no stranger to scammers using their identities to commit fraud. asserted

scammers → use → fraud

In 2004, a 79-year-old man was “convinced he was in a romantic relationship” with Alexa Bliss, giving the faker $1 million in retirement saving and his granddaughter’s college fund over multiple years. asserted

he → convince → years

The news comes on the heels of several high-profile sports-related cons. asserted

news → come → cons

This week, Chiefs star Travis Kelce was named as a victim in a $35 million Ponzi scheme. asserted

Kelce → name → scheme

Daejon Love is accused of scamming 26 women out a reported $1.3 million while pretended to be a 49ers player. asserted

Love → accuse → million

The 35-year-old and the teen accomplice who portrayed his investment manager were arrested by federal agents in August, with Love remaining in custody and awaiting trial. asserted

Love → portray → trial

In early August, Mohamed Coulibaly was found dead in a pool after Barron’s named him the leader of a racket that got professional athletes to buy stakes in fake Shopify stores. asserted

athletes → find → stores

Earlier this year, ex-NFLer Joel Rufus French was sentenced to 196 months in prison for his role in defrauding Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs out of $197 million. asserted

French → sentence → million

Man scammed out of $42,700 by fake Rhea Ripley in internet con job

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