Ellen DeGeneresFacebook fans of American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres have been under attack by a scammer posing as her boss.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show have file a lawsuit against an anonymous person, who – it is alleged – created fake email accounts and a Face book profile in the name of Eric Gold, one of DeGeneres’s manager.
These accounts were then allegedly used to contact Face book fans of Ellen effective them that they had been select to come into sight on the TV show. Hollywood Reporter in print a characteristic message that “Eric Gold” had sent to a likely victim:
“You have been chosen from members of the Ellen DeGenere’s Face book Fan page to be on her talk show because of your comment on the ‘Halloween edition‘. If you are paying attention in attending, this offer is an all cost paid trip from Ellen in approval of being a fan of Ellen. You are necessary to reply as soon as possible since we have incomplete time.”In addition, the future victim is told that a $3000 cheque will be mailed to them to cover travel expenses, if they send back their mailing address, name, telephone figure and additional personal information.
Ellen show logo However, when the keyed up Ellen fan responds to the message they are told that they were too late in responding, and all the spaces are disappeared. However, out of the kindness of “Eric’s” heart, he says he’ll be able to get you into the show if you quickly put the cheque into their bank account and wire him the reservation funds.And that’s how the scam mechanism. The cheque the Ellen fan has been send bounce, but only after they have by now agitated money to the scammer.
The scammer, who Ellen’s producer is attempting to get an ban against, has taken benefit of Face book users proclaim their love for a TV show. But fairly than an all-expenses trip to Ellen’s TV studios to watch a show life form filmed; they’ve been taken for a journey