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Castro’s son fooled into hot online romance with fictional woman

A 46-year-old Miami man duped Fidel Castro’s son Antonio into an online flirtation with “Claudia Valencia”, a Colombian hottie in her 20s.

“Claudia” and Castro exchanged e-mails, Internet chats, and at one point even used streaming live Web video to communicate. During “Claudia” and Castro’s Web romance, the dictator’s son never shared details about his father, Fidel, or any Cuban intelligence secrets, but Dominguez said he was able to get glimpses of the life of luxuries and freedoms the Cuban leaders enjoy while the people of the island nation struggle.

(via @juliandibbell)