Celebrities are popular on Facebook. It's no wonder that fraudsters also take advantage of this and create false profiles with dubious links.
A Facebook profile with the name “Vin Dominic (Dominic Toretto)” has only existed for a few days. Vin Diesel fans will jump at this immediately, as Dominic Toretto is his role name in The Fast and the Furious.
Now you might think that Vin Diesel has created another, private profile. Yes, another one because Vin Diesel already has a verified Facebook profile . Let's compare the profiles:
Apparently, the fake profile occasionally copies posts from the original profile in order to appear authentic.
“Well,” you’ll think, “that’s still not a bad thing, is it?” Well, actually, at least this page collects likes. Fraudsters can later change names and images and sell the page for profit.
“Maybe it’s a second, private profile?”
Well, we haven't convinced you yet. Then let’s take another look at the fake profile:
I'm sorry, what?
So Vin Diesel is asking you to download his latest movie so you can win a prize? Let's take a look now!
In fact, we come to an Indonesian (!) site where you can supposedly download and watch the film. Does that work?
Aha. So you have to register first so that you can watch the films for free. Let's make it smooth!
Warning: Phishing trap!
Now the supposed site also wants our credit card details, even though it's supposed to be free?
Of course you should n't enter your data there! Not before either, but now things are getting tricky. So that you aren't tempted to do this anyway, we'll show you what happens then:
"An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later."
Unfortunately, if you see this error message, it is already too late: fraudsters now have your name , email address and credit card details . Of course you won't get to see a film!
Conclusion
This profile, which occasionally, like his fake profile colleague Dwayne Johnson , gives away 100,000 euros to anyone who comments, is a complete fake and a phishing trap . A scam designed to trick fans of the actor into giving their details to scammers.
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