In the Scam of the day for January 11th I told you about some of the phony charity scams being perpetrated by scammers posing as charities helping the victims of the devastating California wildfires.  In a new variation of these scams, Kim Kardashian is warning her fans that emails they are receiving that appear to come from her asking them to send her money to help the victims of the California wildfires are scams.  It is a simple thing for a scammer to set up an email address that appears to be that of a celebrity.  For years I have told you about scammers posing as various popular celebrities in ads and on social media luring people into making payments for worthless products or sending money under some other guise to the scammer posing as the celebrity.

TIPS

Trust me, you can’t trust anyone.  Always confirm any endorsement or connection between a celebrity and any product or program or request for payment.  Confirm on the celebrity’s website to see if they really do endorse a particular product or program.  In this case, none of Kim Kardashian’s official social media platforms mention her collecting for the victims of the fires.

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