Cristiano Ronaldo was once cheated of £250k by a travel agent after trusting her with her credit card details
Cristiano Ronaldo was once fooled by his travel agent as he trusted her with his card details.
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Often known as one of the greatest players of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his brilliant mind on and off the field. His footballing brain is said to be unparalleled. But sometimes, even the most clever person in the room can be fooled. Such an incident once happened with Ronaldo.
Cristiano was targeted between in a three-year period between February 2007 and July 2010 when a travel agent cheated the former Manchester United striker out of nearly £250,000. Her name was Maria Silva and she also scammed the Portuguese star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man Utd winger Nani out of more than £1,500.
The Portuguese news outlet Jornal de Noticias broke the news of Silva’s breach of trust. Cristiano placed immense faith in her as he gave her his credit card details and pin codes. She scammed him for €288,000, out of which £245,770 was for 200 trips Ronaldo never made. The alleged trips were between Portugal and other European countries as well as Europe and Africa and the US.
Silva reportedly carried out the fraud by getting clients to transfer cash for travel she arranged for them. She would transfer that money to her personal account instead of the business account of the travel agency she worked for. She would then bill those trips to the accounts of victims like Cristiano Ronaldo, who had given her a ‘virtual’ credit card and pin code. This helped her to fill the blank spots in her company’s accounts.
The newspaper also reported that Silva used the same tactic to rip off Jorge Mendes, his sports agency Gestifute, Nani, and ex-Everton footballer Manuel Fernandes. Fernandes lost £2,440 due to the fraud and Gestifute lost £36,000. The culprit’s firm Geostar allegedly repaid the fraud victims the money wrongly taken from them. Silva even agreed to pay back monthly compensation to Geostar to skip the prison time.
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Former Juventus man makes shocking claim about Cristiano Ronaldo
Former Juventus and Colombia star Juan Cuadrado has reportedly made a shocking revelation regarding his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The Colombian star mentioned that he won’t move to Al Nassr, as Ronaldo doesn’t want that to happen.
In a recent interview, Cuadrado reportedly joked about his transfer situation after leaving the job. He said, “I feel proud and perhaps some are just starting to realize what my time at Juventus meant can only thank God for having eight years playing at that level. I dreamed of it, but didn’t think it would be like that, spending so long there.”
Cuadrado has reportedly asked Colombian players to leave such a legacy at big Italian clubs like Juventus and Milan. The former Juventus star said, “I hope that in the future Colombians who go to the likes of Juventus and Milan can leave this kind of legacy too. It fills me with pride. At this moment, I still have the passion and I like to compete. Besides, Ronaldo is down there and he doesn’t want me!”
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