People get tricked, scammed and embarrassed on Facebook all the time, so it takes a really funny/depressing story to get my attention. Taken from Banned In Hollywood, this hilarious case of adultery-gone-wrong has everything: revenge, travel, deception and, of course, soccer.
Last November, 39-year-old Stuart Slann, resident of South Yorkshire, England and loyal Manchester United fan, was vacationing in Cancun when he met two rabid Liverpool supporters (Liverpool and Manchester United are bitter rivals). The two men grew tired of Slann’s boasting (Manchester currently holds the English Premier League and Champions League titles) and decided to throw him in the pool for being an arrogant wanker. Slann, however, had yet to see the full extent of the Liverpudians’ retribution.
Upon returning to Liverpool, the two men (who are also cage fighters) decided to set up a fake Facebook profile under the name “Emma” in an attempt to lure Slann into a virtual love affair. The devious plan worked perfectly and to devastating effect.
Slann drove 500 miles from his home to a remote location in North Scotland, where he thought Emma was eagerly awaiting his arrival. When he finally reached the address “Emma” had given him, there was nothing but an old, deserted farm. Soon after arriving, he received a text from “Emma,” saying that she was still at work and that he would have to wait a while. After waiting for three hours in his car, a worried Slann called the number he had been texting and was shocked when a man picked up the phone. “Hello Stuart,” the man said, “do you remember us? It’s them Scouse lads who threw you in the pool. You’ve been framed.”
Slann, who was also tricked into taking a “rude” photo of himself with his camera phone on the drive north, has since been divorced by his wife. While he does think the trick was cruel, he said, “I’ll hold my hands up and say they really wound me up.”
Brutal. Awesomely brutal. [From: BannedinHollywood]
