Fraudsters are posing as celebrities to scam people online

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Jan Head might be the world’s biggest fan of NBC’s Jacob Soboroff and thought she was messaging with him for six months - but it was actually a scammer trying to get her to send thousands of dollars. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares tips on how to spot a fraudster and protect yourself.
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@Ron71997 9 ай бұрын

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

@emmaohlsson7964 7 ай бұрын

Because they are deluded

@JanetMarcum-o7r 9 ай бұрын

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

@Jade-fj3ji 9 ай 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.

@karenmbbaxter 9 ай бұрын

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

@MissylovesTrouble 9 ай 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.

@iancarlson-w8m 9 ай бұрын

My name is John Travolta and I'm outraged by this!!!

@Oldmoon1-pn1pb 9 ай бұрын

No you are not 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@E.E.Wilson 4 ай бұрын

@@Oldmoon1-pn1pb Yes he is, I am Johnny Depp star of the film The Web.

@mm7846 9 ай бұрын

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

@RndmMcRndmnss 9 ай бұрын

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

@EricBoulton26 9 ай 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 9 ай 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.

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz 9 ай бұрын

Some people are sick! Posing as celebs!

@rocketchico.2149 9 ай бұрын

Lot of evil out there

@VictoriaHenry-gh3se 4 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.

@donlarson3884 5 ай бұрын

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

@DorisFaust-ob3qj 9 ай бұрын

Ticketmaster a total scam

@KevInMiller-vn5zw 6 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 6 ай бұрын

I know people who lost through these medium

@RobertJordan-i7t 6 ай бұрын

I see people talking about apexchargeback before

@Razer5542 Ай бұрын

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

@serena9543 9 ай бұрын

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

@dmichael7144 9 ай бұрын

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

@joebrenner4428 7 ай бұрын

This is victim shaming!

@dmichael7144 7 ай бұрын

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

@emmaohlsson7964 7 ай бұрын

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

@joebrenner4428 7 ай бұрын

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

@joebrenner4428 7 ай бұрын

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

@AndreSantiago-sd8xb 7 ай бұрын

Great work *Prophecytrace* . Your efforts to helping victims is being recognized and appreciated. Cheers to more accomplishments

@bestiefswlady5251 9 ай 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.

@SAIDLaaroua 9 ай 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 7 ай бұрын

Victims? You can't be that naive

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz 9 ай бұрын

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

@roccoz2231 9 ай 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?!

@supermodelatlanta1354 9 ай бұрын

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

@meensbeans 3 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.

@rudi-183 3 ай бұрын

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

@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive 9 ай бұрын

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

@emmaohlsson7964 7 ай бұрын

I agree, you cant be that naive

@lynnturman8157 9 ай бұрын

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

@emmaohlsson7964 7 ай бұрын

It's partly your fault 😂

@theskimaskguy007 4 ай бұрын

@@emmaohlsson7964No it’s not her fault

@Razer5542 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.

@raffiboy9426 4 ай бұрын

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

@jamessutton4020 Ай бұрын

No celebrity is ever going to ask for money.

@baileyclark6160 6 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.

@joytimmons 2 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.

@KarenMcgregor-rm4cz 9 ай бұрын

It makes them question who they really are!

@TerrySchwanke-z8d 9 ай бұрын

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

@amazingman63 15 күн 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

@chrissyb5679 6 ай бұрын

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

@Mike-gl4wt Ай бұрын

It might be an undercover cop becareful.

@cavalerojazz2507 6 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.

@christycaldwell2151 2 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

@jason_liao0382 3 ай бұрын

First of all, Thanks to GrindTechiei for making the work environment so friendly and taking your withdrawal responsibility seriously and completing the work gracefully. You deserve so much. Your team does what they say they are going to do and their ,ethics are of the highest quality’.

@johnnypetercook673 Ай бұрын

They everywhere

@salyol7 9 ай 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 7 ай бұрын

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

@kathyh.7709 18 күн 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???