In 2001, Future’s Little one warned us all: we weren’t “ready for this jelly.” Quick ahead 24 years later, and one-third of the group has one other not-so-fun warning for her followers.
On Thursday, Kelly Rowland reportedly caught wind of a rip-off being completed in her identify, by a shady Instagram account with the username @iam.kellyrowland. The con artist messaged at the least one fan whereas pretending to be Rowland, based on a screenshot the true Rowland shared on Instagram, Folks reported.
“Hey, this is Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child,” the scammer wrote. “I have lost my credit card and need money for a plain ticket so I can fly to your city to perform. Can you send me money?”
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Presumably hoping to money in on followers’ nostalgic eager for the trio, the scammer sweetened the deal, promising to “bring Beyoncé” alongside for the experience, Folks reported.
Then the consumer replied, “Hello this is Beyoncé,” insinuating that the “Crazy In Love” singer was in on the chat.
In a now-expired Instagram Story, Folks reported, Rowland took a screenshot of the message and wrote over the textual content, “Be careful out here!” She additionally made certain to level out the obtrusive typo of “plain” and cheekily requested her followers, “And don’t you think I know how to spell “P-L-A-N-E.”
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And simply in case anybody was nonetheless uncertain, she additionally captioned the screenshot: “FAKE AF!!”
Scammers have been making an attempt this tactic for years, and never simply with Rowland. DMs from sketchy pretend celeb accounts are so commonplace that they’ve turn into one thing of a meme; screenshots of pretend DMs from Girl Gaga, Queen Elizabeth II and Timothée Chalamet have all made the rounds on-line.
Followers can relaxation assured that the “Like This” singer has higher issues to do than DMing random individuals for money — similar to supporting former bandmate Michelle Williams in her Broadway debut of “Death Becomes Her.”
