New Delhi, July 19 -- A Belgian man's 472-mile (760 kilometers) journey to France in hopes of meeting his "future wife" ended in an awkward and startling encounter with her actual husband, in what appears to be a case of online romance fraud, according to Fox News.

The man, identified only as Michel, believed he had been speaking with French model Sophie Vouzelaud online. Convinced they were in a relationship, he drove from Belgium to her home-only to be greeted by her husband, 38-year-old Fabien Boutamine.

The tense moment was partly captured on video by Boutamine, who later posted the footage online. "I have to film because there's a guy who just rang my doorbell, and he says 'I'm the future husband of Sophie Vouzelaud'," Boutamine sa...