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Woman loses $160,000 to scammer posing as country music star, police say

A South Carolina woman sent thousands of dollars to a scammer posing as Dierks Bentley on Twitter.
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Police say an online scammer posing as Dierks Bentley talked a South Carolina woman into sending $160,000 in cashier's checks and gift cards. 

According to The Herald of Rock Hill, the woman's sister said the woman met the suspect over Twitter and exchanged text messages for about two years.

Rock Hill police took the report but told the woman federal authorities would have to investigate. 

Bentley's verified Twitter has more than 2.6 million followers.

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