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Fans Beware: Robert Downey Jr.’s Request for ‘Donations’ Fake

[=아시아뉴스통신] Timothy Montales기자 송고시간 2019-01-21 18:06

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Is there any fan out there who wouldn’t want to receive a personal message from their idols?


If their message, however, concerns making a donation to a certain cause, the sender might be an impostor, or, as one Hollywood Alister would refer to such kind of a person, a scam artist.


Robert Downey Jr. sent a message to his fans warning them about people who would pretend to be him and ask for donations from them, according to his Twitter post on August 23.


The 52-year old Iron Man star learned that “one or more scam artists have taken into impersonating me online and asking some of you [the fans] via private message or chat for ‘donations’ for various ‘causes.’”


He told his “dearest fans” -- whom he also addressed as “Ducklings” and “Honey Bunnies” -- that these people are "lying.”


“I will never ever communicate via chat platforms . . .  would never ask individual fans for money for any reason,” the actor clarified.


Downey made it clear that he uses his “public, verified social media pages” to reach out to his fans and to the general public.


He also informed everyone -- he has some 8.69 million Twitter followers -- that if ever he will participate or get involved in fundraising projects, they will be carried out “via broad, public campaigns.”


The message ended on a positive note: “I am constantly humbled by the incredible love, support, and generosity of our little community.”


“Some want to take advantage of that, so let’s have each other’s backs.”


His tweet has so far received 32,000 “likes” and 821 comments, and has been retweeted 8,000 times.


The same message also appeared on Downey's official Facebook account, and some 75,000 people, basing from the number of “likes,” already read it.


Impostors tried to scam hundreds of his fans as well as those of other celebrities, reported BBC.


Brittany Jeter and Tracy Madson outsmarted the impostor who contacted them for the said reason when they “quizzed” the person.


“He failed that quiz on the first question and then got mad at me,” said Jeter.


“It was hilarious that this person didn't know 1/2 of the movies Hugh has made when I quizzed him,” according to Madson when someone sent her a message pretending to be Hugh Jackman.


Other scammers would claim to be Elton John, Ryan Gosling, Mark Ruffalo, or Ben Stiller.


Brad Paisley tweeted a similar appeal on January 12, 2017, telling the public not to “send money to anybody claiming to be me."


"Or anyone else either.”


The 44-year-old country singer-songwriter warned, "Don't fall for this crap."



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