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George Bowie warns fans of scammers as fake GBX social media accounts ask for money
15.11.2022 - 19:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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,
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