In today’s digital world, scamsters know that they can take advantage of people’s trust and feelings for public figures. Celebrity scams are scams where scammers impersonate a celebrity or well-known figure in order to scam the victim and take their money. Scams using impersonation of a celebrity can be some of the most harmful scams as they involve deepfakes, either a fake image of the celebrity or fake celebrity endorsements, to actively scam victims.
How Do Celebrity Scammers Operate?
1. Fake Celebrity Profiles and Endorsements
Scammers pose as celebrities via social media and create social pages that look just like the social pages of public figures or celebrities. They normally direct message unsuspecting victims and purport to give insight on how to make money or they may direct message a victim, claiming they are the celebrity and need assistance for a cause. They could be claiming to be an actual celebrity endorsing cryptocurrency, or an “exclusive” program.
2. Fake Charities or Fundraisers
Scammers also create fake charities that claim they have celebrity support to tug at the heartstrings of victims. Often they will create a stolen image of the celebrity or a realistic-looking deepfake, and ask for money as a donation usually not for a real cause.
Artificial Intelligence & Deepfake Technology Threats
With today’s AI tools and deepfakes, celebrity scams are now harder to spot as deepfakes can also include manipulated audio or even slight discrepancies in facial structure. If victims are not super skeptical, they may completely believe these endorsements are authentic, and they provide easy prey for financial scammers.
How to Protect yourself from Celebrity Scams
- Reverse Image Search profile pictures to confirm
- Check if there are any official blue ticks next to celebrity profiles
- Do not click on links and do not provide personal details
- Report fake accounts and suspicious messages
- Be cautious with requests for urgent money or if they offer opportunities to invest money.
At Lycan Retrieve, we help celebrities who are victims of scams to recover lost funds in a scam and help them identify warning signs going forward. Caution creeps into alarm, confirm everything, and do not presume they are as safe because of seeing a familiar face, especially online.
Have You Fallen Victim to a Scam?
Whether it’s a cryptocurrency fraud, fake investment scheme, phishing attack, or online impersonation, you are not alone and you can take action.
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