The Bold and the Beautiful star Scott Clifton (Liam) has taken to social media to warn fans about online imposters, a problem that has been around since the dawn of the internet, but that has also become much more prevalent of late.
Social Media Scammers Are Out There
The proliferation of social media scammers seems to be at an all-time high as Facebook groups are infiltrated with soap star impersonators who will ask you to private message and chat. Things have become so bad of late that a New England woman allegedly tried to kill her husband after a Thorsten Kaye impersonator encouraged her to do it.
This led Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson to release a special Daily Drama Podcast about scammers to warn people what to watch out for and assure them if someone claims to be them and wants to privately chat, then ypu are dealing with an imposter.
Scott Clifton’s Spot The Scammer Lesson
Clifton has been having his own trouble with online impersonators and recorded a short video to let fans know how to spot a fake celebrity.
“There are people whose lives have been destroyed by this,” Clifton said in the video. “We are talking about people who have given their life savings…or leaving their spouse.”
He went on to cite the Thorsten Kaye impersonator story while also captioning his video with a list of things to watch out for from social media scammers.
“Addressing once again the increasingly dangerous imposter problem on social media,” Clifton wrote, adding. “A few things I forgot to mention in the video:
1. If you come across an imposter account, PLEASE block and report them.
2. I don’t use TikTok, Facebook, or anything besides Instagram for connecting/sharing with fans.
3. Read someone’s handle closely: if it’s not @cliftoncam exactly, it ain’t me. Look for underscores, hyphens, numbers, etc. Dead giveaway.
4. Ask strangers to prove they are who they say they are. Think critically about whether what they tell you *actually* proves what it’s supposed to.
5. Please spread the word!”
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