Regardless of what number of warnings are on the market, apparently there are nonetheless individuals who fall for these scams.
Sadly the faux artist profiles are just about in every single place on-line nowadays. As quick as you block one, one other pops up speaking in damaged English and making an attempt to persuade you that your favourite artist needs to message you personally.
It looks as if I get messages from one or two faux artists per week. I bought a message one time from an “artist” that I do know personally, textual content with regularly, thanking me for being a fan and asking my title. They’re not the neatest scammers on the earth, however sadly they don’t need to be as a result of individuals nonetheless in some way fall for it, even though the messages sound like they’re coming from a collapse Afghanistan and never a mansion in Nashville.
And for the individuals who fall for these scams, it might destroy their lives earlier than they understand that they’re not speaking to the precise artist.
Not too long ago, the net actuality present Catfished featured a 34-year previous Texas girl named Desiree, who was satisfied that she was in a relationship with Morgan Wallen – even though she had by no means met the nation celebrity and that he had requested her to ship him hundreds of {dollars}.
I really feel like Morgan’s doing fairly effectively for himself and possibly doesn’t want a pair thousand {dollars} in Apple present playing cards.
Apparently it began when Desiree acquired a video message from “Morgan Wallen,” who started flirting with the lady and shortly supplied her a job after they began “courting.” However, as is at all times the case with these scammers, he additionally wanted one thing from her: Massive quantities of Apple Music present playing cards, which Desiree in some way satisfied herself was a standard request.
“All of it made sense as a result of it’s music, Apple Music, is sensible.”
So she thinks artists use Apple Music present playing cards as a result of they’re within the music trade?
Desiree admits that she appreciated the eye she was getting from (who she thought was) Morgan Wallen:
“I wanted validation on the time, and I believe I bought it from this individual. And it was a male, and I wanted it from a male who was respecting me. I used to be grateful, and I used to be supplied a job and all these items akin to being a girlfriend, which is what was initially proposed to me.”
Nicely Desiree and “Morgan Wallen” began courting (however in fact, by no means met in individual), and lengthy story quick, she gave the scammer her Social Safety quantity, checking account info, and bank card info, and ended up $18,000 in debt.
And spoiler alert, nevertheless it wasn’t the actual Morgan Wallen.
Now, I do know it’s simple to chortle at individuals who fall for these scams, however actually, typically they are often fairly convincing. After all no artist would ever ask you for cash, and so they certain as hell wouldn’t ask you to ship them present playing cards. Truthfully, likelihood is that any time an artist messages you on social media, it’s not actual.
However these scammers are relentless and can do no matter they’ll to earn your belief and steal your cash – and sadly for Desiree, she needed to study that lesson the arduous manner.
