SA influencer Jamie Reilly warns followers not to fall victim to Facebook scam on her page
An Adelaide model and digital creator is warning her followers not to fall victim to a scam after a fake post appeared on her Facebook.
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An Adelaide digital creator, model, former WAG and personal stylist has warned her thousands of followers that her Facebook page has been hacked and is cautioning people to avoid getting caught up in the scam.
Jamie Reilly – who is known as jamie.loves by her 45.3k followers online – made a post on her Instagram stories warning people her Facebook account has been hacked.
“Facebook has been hacked!!! Madly trying to fix!” Ms Reilly, who is married to former Crows player Brent Reilly, wrote.
The hijacker who took over Ms Reilly’s account has since made a post purporting to be selling off cars, bikes, golf carts, skid steers, and dozen other large items.
Prices for the items range anywhere from a few hundred to thousands of dollars.
The elaborate scammer in the post even went to the effort of explaining why the large-scale sale was occurring.
“Hey everyone, we’re conducting a sale of my uncle’s personal items, which requires significant downsizing,” they wrote on Facebook.
“I’ll be out of town assisting him with his move to an age care facility.”
The post then proceeded to provide instructions for interested buyer to make a deposit.
“To manage this transition smoothly, items are being sold on a first-come, first serve basis,” the scammer continued.
“To reserve an item, a deposit is necessary … This ensures that the item is held for you until I return, at which point you can view and decide on the purchase.
“Deposits are fully refundable if you choose not to proceed after viewing.”
They claim the viewing and pick-ups would be scheduled for this Sunday.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time such a scheme has played out on Facebook.
The Advertiser reported earlier this year how an Adelaide millennial had unwittingly been involved in a similar bold ruse to scam his friends out of money, after his social media accounts were hacked.
The scammers pretended to be him and tried to sell a car.
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