One of the most decorated footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo has also built up a huge fortune over the course of his career.

However, the star was scammed out of around $320,000 (£238k) by a travel agent he entrusted with his credit cards and pin codes. The scandal went unreported for years before coming to light in 2021, when it was revealed that Maria Silva from Portugal had been convicted of fraud in 2017. Several other Portuguese players were also victims.

Silva reportedly pulled off the scam by getting her clients to transfer cash for their travel arrangements directly to her personal account rather than the travel agency's business account. She avoided jail after agreeing to pay compensation to her former employers, who had repaid the swindled stars.

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