Charlatans Galore! Fake Model Accounts on Twitter
May 28, 2010I really wanted to give you lot with a passion for fashion a head’s up to some snake oil salesfolk lurking about social media pretending to be models we know and love.
Lucas from The Clackers whipped up some brilliant skullduggery into the subject so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you his findings. Final point: @vovarova , @ImLillyDonaldson , @lovesnejana are all fake accounts (among others).
Read all about it here. (The Clackers Blog).
To coincide with that article, here’s Model Jessica Stam’s Tweet on the matter, who is Verified:
From http://www.modelstweeting.com/chatter/vovarova/Jess_Stam/
I won’t get into the Bar Refaeli stuff now Suffice it to say, a surefire sign you’re watching fakes at play is banter back and forth with any Bar account other than those clearly marked as fan material. If any of you have ever followed one, they either prove that the ass can type independent of the rest of the body or spam quotes like bots or both. Steer clear!
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