Scots radio DJ George Bowie has warned fans about fake social media accounts impersonating him and asking for cash.
The Clyde 1 presenter took to Twitter today to say that the scammers were rife at the moment and that he would never ask for card details for competitions.
In a tweet he wrote: "There are so many fake profiles of GBX at the moment it's terrifying. Please, please, please don't give anyone who claims to be me your bank details it's a total scam. They seem to set them up daily. I don't run competitions on Social Media and never will. Report it if you get 1."
One account which was circulating on Facebook, claiming to be the DJ, was running a 'competition' where fans had to enter their personal details.
In the competition post, it reads: "We collaborated with our sponsors to do a RANDOM SEARCH from 2016 - 2022 to choose 20 lucky people to get: "SPECIAL PRIZE £1000" EXCLUSIVE! ONLY FOR 20 PEOPLE. Meet the conditions now : 1. Follow and like this post 2. Register & verify your name : Thank you to all parties and sponsors who have helped make this moment happen."
And in the comments one fan wrote: "I continue and it asks for my card information, is that normal??"
And the impersonator replied: "Yes, that's normal, card details are used to facilitate your registration as well as to avoid cheating, because every winner must go through a verification stage, then the card details function to ensure you are the person I chose and are really valid."
This is not the first time fraudsters have tried to impersonate George to con people out of cash. Last year the radio DJ hit out at a fake account circulating on Instagram which asked people for their personal banking details.
Previously he took to Twitter to say: “Hey troops, some d****r has set up a fake Instagram account, so please don’t fall for it. You haven’t won a competition and I definitely do not want your bank details.
“If you get a message can you report it? Sane thing happened on Facebook last year, it’s never ending.”
George's breakfast show co-presenter Cassi Gillespie was also been targeted by the fraudsters in the summer.
Sharing snaps of the fake profile, Cassi wrote: "I can’t believe I’m having to put this up as a grid post now. There have been around 6 profiles made up over the last few weeks pretending to be me on Facebook asking people for credit card details.
She added: "It’s not on. They have been taking my Instagram pictures and going to new levels to really try and scam people. I’m guessing I’m being targeted as I don’t have a Facebook page and they know that the public may fall for it thinking I’ve made one.
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