A mother-of-two has been left homeless after handing over £250,000 to Instagram romance scammers posing as Hollywood heartthrobs and pop stars. Over the course of two years, NHS worker Ms Barton was scammed by the fraudsters on four different occasions, and was eventually convinced to sell her house and car. 'Michael Ray sent me a pic of himself which matched up with his Instagram,' Ms Barton said. Ms Barton says she finally realised the truth before Christmas when he constantly refused to meet. Ms Barton has also enlisted CEL Solicitors to help her recover some of her money.