British woman deceived women online for years by pretending to be a man

A resident of Great Britain, Adele Rennie, pretended to be a man for 15 years and deceived women on the internet; around 100 people may have fallen victim to the fraudster. This is reported by the British press.

According to BAKU.WS with reference to Daily Star, Rennie posed as Dr. David Graham and actively corresponded with women using a voice-changing application. Some of the victims admitted they fell in love with the image she created, however, suspicions arose after the "doctor" systematically avoided in-person meetings.

It is noted that the women joined a private group and began their own investigation. They collected evidence, took screenshots, and verified photos through search engines, establishing that Adele Rennie was hiding behind the fictional name, and many images were stolen from Instagram (the owner company Meta is recognized as extremist in Russia and is banned).

In April 2025, the court sent Rennie to prison for the fourth time - she violated a ban on contacting one of the victims and wrote to her just 11 days after being released. Earlier, in September 2024, the woman was sentenced to two years and four months imprisonment on four counts, including stalking. Before that, she had already served sentences for similar crimes in 2017 and 2019.

One of the victims, former Miss Scotland finalist Abby Draper, said she met "Dr. Graham" in 2014 when her grandfather was hospitalized with a stroke. The man claimed to be her relative's attending physician, but it was later discovered that Rennie actually worked as a nurse at the same hospital.

Cybersecurity expert Rory Innes emphasized that he was most struck by the duration of the deception, as well as the fact that the victims were forced to investigate what was happening on their own, exposing themselves to additional risks. The fraudster's mother, Christine, in turn, admitted that it's difficult for her to come to terms with what happened, especially considering her daughter's inclusion in the sex offender registry.