Fans who are highly engaged on social media are considered particularly at risk. Fraudsters are increasingly using fake profiles of celebrities to rip off fans.
Watchlist Internet now expressly warns against the fake celebrities who are becoming more unabashed on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The fact that celebrities demand money from fans is the last and ultimate warning sign that it is a scam. In one case, the name of a European royal family was used for an Internet scam. Charlène of Monaco: Fraudsters used her good name for an online scam.