A suburban woman who believed she was talking to a dashing Hollywood actor online for months was scammed out of more than $60,000 when it was revealed that she was talking to an imposter, police confirmed.

According to the Evanston Police Department, the victim reportedly sent approximately $62,000 in gift cards over the course of six months to someone posing as Kevin Costner on the social media site Telegram. The victim was under the believe the payments were an investment, the police department said, and would be converted into cryptocurrency.

The money was not recovered, and the victim was advised to contact her credit card companies, police said.

"Due to the nature of the crime, an arrest is highly unlikely," police added.

The Federal Trade Commission in 2018 , warned of similar

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