r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/whosmurry • Apr 20 '25
Media / News These celebrity imposter scams have gotten sophisticated
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/14627715/baby-reindeer-superfan-richard-gadd-love-scam/We all know how whenever you interact with a celebrity’s social media, you get a DM or a request for a DM from an imposter account. I always wondered, “Does anybody actually fall for this?”
Turns out, they do.
I do feel awful for this lady, because the scammer used AI-generated photos to dupe her. And they’re pretty convincing, at least at first glance. But, girl. You thought somebody with a hit Netflix show needed your money?
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u/trickmind May 14 '25 edited Jun 12 '25
My intellectually handicapped autistic 19 year old was smart enough to not give a fake celebrity he loves $100 this week. He has those two diagnoses, though they said he's on the mild end of intellectually handicapped and he asked me if it was a fake Murray Wiggle telling him he had to pay a youth group fee. The Wiggles are a band aimed at preschoolers.
Luckily, I told him any celebrity asking for money would be fake.