Sandra Bullock worried over her 'family's safety' as she warns fans about scammers using her name
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sandra Bullock urged her fans to stay vigilant as she warned them against online scammers who use her name for financial gain.
On Monday, February 3, the actress released a rare statement addressing a recent spike in fake accounts posing as the celebrity and her loved ones on social media.
Sandra Bullock's reminder for her fans
In the message to People, Bullock said, "My family's safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern."
"And there will be a time when I will comment more, but for now our focus is helping law enforcement handle this matter," said the mother-of-two who adopted her son Louis, 15, in 2010 and her daughter Laila, 11, in 2015.
"Please be aware that I do not participate in any form of social media," Bullock reminded her fans.
"Any accounts pretending to be me or anyone associated with me are fake accounts and have been created for financial gain or to exploit people around me," she added.
Sandra Bullock's sister speaks about online scammers
Sandra Bullock's statement came just one day after her sister Gesine Bullock-Prado spoke out about the situation via her personal Instagram profile as she showcased the numerous fake accounts posing as her on Facebook.
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"I spend multiple times a day reporting fakes, dealing with weird & scary emails to my BUSINESS and HOME from men who believe that, through one of these many fake 'me's, they have a relationship with my sister through private messages and off app sites and have been giving (sometimes) THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to an incredibly famous and successful grown a-- woman," Bullock's sister explained in a lengthy caption alongside a screen recording of the several Facebook accounts claiming to be her.
"This is my only account and y’all know it’s about baking, cooking, animals, and gardening. I'm a grown a-- middle-aged woman with a life and I don’t troll around at 54 DMing people," she declared.
Bullock-Prado then advised her followers, saying, "If you see a fake account, are friended or messaged by one, report and block."
"The only reason I stay on FB is to monitor this for my own knowledge so I am aware of the danger coming at me (and yes, because of these scams, I’ve had to involve local law enforcement and they’ve been outstanding)," she continued.
"Strangely, Insta handles these things and even informs me when someone creates an account that may be an imposter. But FB? Same company with same tech? Can’t be bothered," she said, snubbing the social media platform.
