Fraudsters are posing as celebrities to scam people online

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@Ron71997 Жыл бұрын

My question is ..when would a celebrity ask for gift cards or bitcoin??

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

Because they are deluded

@snowmiaow 13 күн бұрын

I watched a video on it. They spun this whole tale about why that was needed.

@snowmiaow 13 күн бұрын

How do they use the gift card numbers?

@Jade-fj3ji Жыл бұрын

This is horrific. I know someone who has gone through this experience and she ended up being so broken emotionally she wasn’t herself for a few months. It was bad. I hope many people dont through this experience.

@JanetMarcum-o7r Жыл бұрын

Since when do celebrities need money? They get stuff for free.

@laurenbendik2006 Ай бұрын

Ya and even if they get stuff for free, they have plenty of money to buy stuff.

@RestorationbyRob 5 күн бұрын

lol you need to watch the James Franco skit on Saturday night live the skit involves people giving him stuff for free he goes I’m James Franco people give me stuff all of the time

@MissylovesTrouble Жыл бұрын

There is an actor who is NOT on facebook. He found out that there was person pretending to be him. He reported it to facebook and talked to somebody with facebook. He demanded that they take it down. Did they NOPE.

@karenmbbaxter Жыл бұрын

These are very wealthy celebrities........shouldn't they be sending you money rather than the other way around?

@RndmMcRndmnss Жыл бұрын

Scammers impersonate ANYONE to get your money!!!!!! 🙄🙄

@rudi-183 6 ай бұрын

This is another reason I stay far far away from social media

@phillipfuller7382 2 ай бұрын

Me too and use to have Facebook and Instagram but don't have it no more due to imposter scams now!

@mm7846 Жыл бұрын

Seems like Meta could prevent profile pics and account names that are celebrity names 🤷‍♀️

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz Жыл бұрын

Some people are sick! Posing as celebs!

@jamessutton4020 3 ай бұрын

No celebrity is ever going to ask for money.

@geraldh.8047 15 күн бұрын

The orange guy does.

@rocketchico.2149 Жыл бұрын

Lot of evil out there

@VictoriaHenry-gh3se 7 ай бұрын

I seriously cannot believe that people really think that wealthy celebrities need money!! I am shocked that even when shown that this is a scam, some people don't believe it. It is so sad.

@amazingman63 3 ай бұрын

Stay in your league people. If you are old or out of shape, be honest with yourself and accept that this person your speaking with is probably a scammer

@balfrey1982 2 ай бұрын

What does being old or out of shape have to do with being scammed? Anyone can be scammed regardless of what you look like or how old you are. Your logic is if someone is young or well maintained, they are talking to the person? It's gullible or vulnerable people who get scammed. Not just old or out of shape. That's shallow thinking.

@Violet-fj8yd Ай бұрын

They have no self awareness.

@DorisFaust-ob3qj Жыл бұрын

Ticketmaster a total scam

@EricBoulton26 Жыл бұрын

If people like these are asking you for money, alarm bells should be ringing in your head. Most of them are millionaires, especially Phil Nickelson, who has MBS as his sugar daddy. Even Today show regulars are pulling in at least 6 figures. Please use your heads.

@Melissa0774 Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of the victims of this are older people who might be in the early stages of dementia and don't realize it yet. It creeps up on a person slowly and it can be hard to realize when it's happening because it can affect people in really weird ways and they can seem pretty normal to people who don't know them well, for a very long time. And they think they're fine and refuse to admit anything is wrong with them. I think whenever a person over a certain age falls for something like this, no matter how healthy and functional they seem, they should be required by law to see a doctor and get tested. I don't know how they could do that, but it needs to be done, for the sake of their adult kids who really suffer having to clean up their parent's mess. The kids need to take legal control over the parent's bank accounts and power of attorney if something like this happens. It's similar to the situations where they have to take away their parent's car once they have an accident and prove that they're not safe to drive anymore, even though the parents think they are. That's what I think this is.

@unknowncircumstances808 28 күн бұрын

@@Melissa0774 It's not so much dementia but delusion. The people that are being scammed often get suspicions early, but the deeper they get into it the more it would hurt if the had to face the reality, so they rather follow through with the procedures and still be able to talk to their fav celeb until they eventually break down at some point or family members intervene or all their money's gone and the scammer moves on...

@donlarson3884 7 ай бұрын

How can someone smart enough to have 290,000 dollars be stupid enough to lose it like that?

@endgamefond 16 күн бұрын

Guys if it's too good to be true, 100%% it's is scam. I have been scammed related to work because of this.

@meensbeans 6 ай бұрын

The problem is facebook doesnt shut down those accounts when reported. Both of my parents are lonely and live alone and have starter talking to fake accounts and are convinced they are the real celebrity. It's incredibly frustrating that they are not thinking logically, but this is what happens as people get older. Their judgment and rationality start to become impaired.

@phillipfuller7382 2 ай бұрын

Got a imposter scammer through Facebook pretending to be Country Music Singer and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and of course Country Music Singer Sara Evans too and believe me hate imposter scammers like this!

@KevInMiller-vn5zw 9 ай бұрын

It Happens a lot on the social media, too many celebrities getting impersonated. Just know where to go when u get in these situations

@MondayHilary 9 ай бұрын

I know people who lost through these medium

@RobertJordan-i7t 9 ай бұрын

I see people talking about apexchargeback before

@Razer5542 4 ай бұрын

And not a single social media platform is going to do anything about it..

@dmichael7144 11 ай бұрын

These celebrities made plenty of money with whatever career they have. People should realize that it’s fake.

@joebrenner4428 10 ай бұрын

This is victim shaming!

@dmichael7144 10 ай бұрын

@@joebrenner4428 I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

It's 2024, you cant be that naive to fall for these scammers

@joebrenner4428 9 ай бұрын

@@emmaohlsson7964 Do you think only savvy adults use the internet?

@joebrenner4428 9 ай бұрын

@@emmaohlsson7964 You sound like one of these crazy people making all these fake profiles

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz Жыл бұрын

It could happen on dating apps too! It could be terrifying

@SAIDLaaroua Жыл бұрын

For those who blame victims, you do not understand human beings. Scammers, being very evil they do and they play on it and they can manipulate even the smartest because it is not about being smart it is about ،being fragile.

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

Victims? You can't be that naive

@gregwoolliscroft6255 2 ай бұрын

I've had DOZENS of these....claiming I could buy a V.I.P backstage pass...I try to waste their time for as l can before outing them. They then curse at me before blocking me, unless I block them first...

@ConnoisseurofXZworksXFX Ай бұрын

I have had those and personal interview schedules with packaged deals😂

@raffiboy9426 6 ай бұрын

No idol worshipping!! God warned us all ! It’s a sickness

@johnnyyuma4194 16 күн бұрын

Right most names are gotten after the victim posted some foolish I am crazy about you crap on the page and the scammers get info there.

@chrissyb5679 8 ай бұрын

I had 15 David Draiman imposters in the past 2 weeks. lol

@phillipfuller7382 2 ай бұрын

I had 5 Carrie Underwood imposters and of course 50 Sara Evans imposters too!

@bestiefswlady5251 Жыл бұрын

So many of these scam stories on the Catfished YT channel….it’s surprising to me how many times it’s a celebrity imposter.

@serena9543 Жыл бұрын

How can Meta help. The have no customer support. You can not reach them

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz Жыл бұрын

It makes them question who they really are!

@deborahc.9869 2 ай бұрын

First of all why would these celebrities need "your money or help?" Common sense tells you that they probably more than likely make way more than you do. Don't send anymore money to someone that you met in person.

@snowmiaow 13 күн бұрын

There are oodles of these.

@roccoz2231 Жыл бұрын

Fake News. Listen...when Harrison Ford messages you at 3 AM and says he's trapped in Nigeria and needs about a dozen $100 Amazon gift cards so the soon-to-be-exiled prince gives him his passport back, you'd help him! What if that was your father?!

@Riogi Ай бұрын

I went through this awful experience, and it is not funny. This is a wicked thing to do to a fellow human being.

@Shadowstorm612 Ай бұрын

These scammers really have patience

@baileyclark6160 9 ай бұрын

My Mom has gotten one of those on Facebook, She got one pretending to be Steph Curry and I got one on Twitter pretending to be Idris Elba.

@LuisChavez-rl6tm 5 күн бұрын

We should notify you of the news.

@joytimmons 5 ай бұрын

It is a shame that she, her daughter, and others are going through this situation. It is time to pass laws making fake accounts illegal in the United States. This situation explains why I quit social media and do not use social media anymore.

@Violet-fj8yd Ай бұрын

These people have no self awareness.

@supermodelatlanta1354 Жыл бұрын

This is not your fault? Thats why this is happening bc IT IS YOUR FAULT

@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive Жыл бұрын

We been knew this. The only people into it are the old or not so smart.

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

I agree, you cant be that naive

@TerrySchwanke-z8d Жыл бұрын

Report it to who? What agency? Local police department? Then what when they say, they can help you unless you have lost money. 😒

@lynnturman8157 Жыл бұрын

After you lose your life savings & become homeless, don't feel bad because it is not your fault.

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

It's partly your fault 😂

@theskimaskguy007 7 ай бұрын

@@emmaohlsson7964No it’s not her fault

@Razer5542 4 ай бұрын

If you give all your money away to some stranger on the internet, it is indeed your own fault to a certain degree.

@balfrey1982 2 ай бұрын

Maybe a little sarcasm there.

@lynnturman8157 2 ай бұрын

@@balfrey1982 Maybe. Or maybe I'm just summing up the moral of this clip.

@kathyteal7966 Ай бұрын

These Social Media outlets MUST TAKE RESPONSIBIITY FOR ALLOWING THESE PAGES TO EXIST!!!! THEY REFUSE to take these pages down.

@johnnypetercook673 4 ай бұрын

They everywhere

@DeniseMcKenzie-k6s 12 күн бұрын

I'm safe, no $$$😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Mike-gl4wt 4 ай бұрын

It might be an undercover cop becareful.

@phillipfuller7382 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes it could be

@cavalerojazz2507 8 ай бұрын

We have to bring up too these scammers are now using AI technology. My mom got taken with one of these scammers. Lost 5 grand. She showed me the messages that were sent, scammer was good enough to make a video that looked like the celebrity was thanking her personally using deep fake. Used voice changer in audio recordings to make it sound like the guy too.

@jason_liao0382 5 ай бұрын

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@TheTranceCartel 11 күн бұрын

Why would a famous celebrity soliciting old nobodies? He can get a woman far younger than that

@salyol7 Жыл бұрын

Yes fraudsters are the criminals but the people falling for this need to smarten up there is a lot of talk about scams ,you should know better by now

@emmaohlsson7964 9 ай бұрын

Exactly, how can you not know these things? Where is the common sense

@laurenbendik2006 Ай бұрын

I like her jacob merch collection, the pillow lol. That's me with pedro pascal…ive gotten 3-4 dms from ‘pedro’ and even his agent and publicist. I have common sense tho. Its never gonna stop-social media companies can shut accounts down but more will pop up.

@wupfwupfinger2182 16 күн бұрын

Never will understand that! All millionaire celebrities asking for money??!

@CB-hn6ei 7 ай бұрын

Lord have mercy.

@margaretjenniges1336 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I think I have someone claiming to be Celine Dion, please help!!!!😢😢😢😢

@christycaldwell2151 5 ай бұрын

Why can't something be changed about this. Why can't social media do something different especially celebrities .there shouldn't be 15accounts of john doe . I know someone that this happen too.its ridiculous

@kathyh.7709 3 ай бұрын

I was contacted by "Denzel Washington" last month🤣😂. He never asked for money, though, because I knew it could not have been real. Why would Washington reach out to a middle aged woman in rural Wyoming???