The news post has then been sent to hundreds of online profiles from an account claiming to be Ben Camille, encouraging them to invest.

Unfortunately, the fake post has cost unsuspecting victims thousands of euros.

“I receive daily messages and screenshots from different people on all my platforms about this. We try to respond to as many people as we can to advise that this is a scam,” Ben Camille explained to Lovin Malta.

The incidents have been reported to the police cybercrime unit, as well as Facebook and Instagram.

However, Camille says he has still received hundreds of messages from people who believed it is him and fell for the scam.

“Hundreds of people have reached out to us. Some people I know personally have even called me to ask me if I could teach them how this works,” he said.

“Unfortunately some people are falling for it. Thousands of euros are being stolen from innocent victims. This is really unfair. It really angers me. The most frustrating thing is that we have no idea who is behind this and how to stop them.”

Camille urged people to report any posts or inbox messages telling people to invest their money and not give away precious and private data.

“Please report it to the platform you’re seeing it on. Do not give any card or personal details. If in doubt always ask and remember to look for the blue verified badge on Facebook and Instagram to make sure you’re communicating with the real person.”

“The best we can do right now is spread the word that this is a scam and try and educate people in order to help identify these types of scams. Media literacy is something we really need to work on as a nation.”

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