British tourist who claimed he had been drugged and scammed of £3,500 in Brazil nightclub ‘was lying to hide the fact he cheated on his wife’ police say

• The 48-year-old holidaymaker claimed he was drugged and scammed
• He instead blew £3,500 on girls and drink, Brazilian police said
• He lied in order to hide his infidelity from his wife, police claimed 

A British tourist who claimed he’d been drugged and scammed out of £3,500 in a nightclub in Brazil in fact blew the lot on girls and booze, say police.

The 48-year-old holidaymaker said the club in Copacabana had doped him and run up a huge charge on his credit card.

He was at first believed to have fallen victim to what police in Brazil call a ‘Good night, Cinderella’ scam.

But video footage from the hostess club’s CCTV security cameras showed him apparently having the time of his life.

As he stands at the bar with a hostess in a low cut dress he orders drinks while the pair dance very closely. 

Later footage obtained by police shows him and two women trying to check into a hotel.

The 48-year-old holidaymaker said the club in Copacabana had doped him and run up a huge charge on his credit card

He was seen with a hostess in a low cut dress ordering drinks while the pair dance very closely

He was also seen getting into a taxi with two women after leaving the nightclub in Copacabana

The trio, police said, had to leave because his wife had by then cancelled his credit card but he showed no sign of being drugged,

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Police say the man cooked up the doping story and cancelled the £3,500 payment to hide his wild night out on November 17 from his wife.

Now the hapless holidaymaker, who is believed to have fled Brazil, is wanted for questioning on lying to police and defrauding the nightclub.

Brazilian police said: ‘The Special Tourism Support Delegation (DEAT) investigates a British tourist for falsely reporting a crime and embezzlement.

‘He claimed to have been a victim of the ‘Good night, Cinderella’ scam, which had caused him a loss of 22,000 Brazilian Real. The information, in fact, was a lie.’

‘​After field investigation, intelligence and data crossing, the agents verified that what happened did not correspond to the tourist’s report.

‘On the day in question, the man went to a nightclub in Copacabana, in the South Zone, where he stayed until 7am.

‘At the establishment, he had fun and consumed alcoholic drinks with several dancers.’

‘After leaving the club, in the company of two of the dancers, he tried to stay in a hotel, which was not possible because the British man’s wife, who was in the apartment rented by the couple, noticed an unusual movement on her husband’s credit card, and requested bank blocking.

‘Images obtained by DEAT police officers show the alleged robbery victim leaving the hotel, shortly afterwards, in a calm manner, still accompanied by the two women.

‘Therefore the scam called “Good night, Cinderella” did not occur.

‘Shortly afterwards, the tourist arrived at the apartment and told his wife that he had been a victim of the crime.’

Police spokesperson Patricia Alemany said: ‘People have to understand that it is a crime to go to the police to [falsely] report a crime as serious as this.

‘In this case, he is also being investigated for embezzlement, as he paid for the nightclub and immediately suspended the amount paid.’

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