Keanu Reeves scammer swindled 67-year-old widow of her life savings

A San Diego senior is now living in her car after being scammed out of her savings by a scammer impersonating Keanu Reeves.

Katherine Goodson, 67, has gone public with her tragic story to raise awareness of the rise in celebrity romance scams affecting the elderly.

“I don’t blame anybody but myself,” the widow, who lost her husband in 2007, told NBC affiliate KNSD.

Goodson moved to San Diego in 2022, the same year she received a text message from someone claiming to be a Hollywood hunk known for movies like “Point Break” and “The Matrix.”

The Reeves impersonator then asked Goodson to send him a $500 gift card to prove she was interested in him for more than just his money.

“I did send it but said, ‘I want to hear your voice,’ and when I heard his voice, I said, ‘You’re not him,’ and I blocked him,” Goodson told the network .

Later, however, she received a message from another person claiming that they were the real Reeves.

The alleged John Wick star told Goodson he felt “horrible” that she had fallen victim to a scam, and the two immediately began exchanging messages.

The widower said she quickly began falling in love via text message.

“He wants to marry me,” she whispered. “I’m lonely.”

Over the next two years, Goodson corresponded with the man via text message, but he always had an excuse for not meeting in person.

Despite this, the old man sent money, gift cards and Bitcoins worth a total of more than $60,000.

She also contacted strangers at other phone numbers who claimed to be “members of Reeves’ management team.”

In August, however, Goodson ran out of money and messages from “Reeves and his team” became hostile.

Then she realized she had been deceived.

“It was a real mess,” Goodson recalled. “It was unbelievable, I didn’t know what was going on in my head.”

Now, the senior is at her lowest point, living in her car and trying to get back on her feet.

Goodson said she had nothing to lose by going public with her story and hoped to warn others about the dangers of scams.

“Nothing has ever made me feel worse,” she said sadly.

However, Goodson is not alone.

KNSD reports that romance scams cost as much as $1.1 billion in 2023 across the United States.

The Washington Post has reached out to Reeves’ actual representative for comment.

The Speed ​​star has no social media. Since 2017, he has been in a relationship with artist Alexandra Grant.