Online Imposters 'Really Starting to Piss Me Off'

Joe Elliott launched a brief impassioned video after discovering that some Def Leppard followers had been scammed out of cash by somebody impersonating the singer on-line.

The singer interrupted a demo recording session to plead with individuals to consider carefully earlier than assuming messages from out of the blue have been actual, and condemned the setting through which it’s occurring increasingly more typically.

“A buddy of mine simply emailed me with one other certainly one of these ‘have you ever seen this one’ pretend Joe Elliott emails, the place anyone has efficiently scammed cash out of a few of our followers,” he stated within the clip under.

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“It’s been occurring for some time. We do every part we are able to to dam this stuff. However that is actually beginning to piss me off now as a result of they’re really getting cash out of people.”

Demonstrating he was the actual Elliott, at dwelling in Dublin, Eire, along with his household round him, he pointed to some Def Leppard field units within the document assortment behind him. “Pretend that, you twat!” he stated. “Not gonna be capable of do it!”

He informed followers: “I don’t want your cash, okay? I might by no means, ever ask you for cash as a result of my spouse’s divorcing me or my leg fell off or I want a glass eye. It’s full and utter horseshit. Anybody who sends you an e mail claiming that they’re me or they’re gonna take you on a date or… I don’t know, my home fell over, it’s not true!”

The Solely Time Joe Elliott Ever Requested For Cash

Elliott stated the one time he’d ever requested for cash in his life was when he was a child, making the request of his mother and father. He went on to remorse that related on-line scams have been being staged increasingly more typically, utilizing a variety of superstar identities.

“Don’t fall for this terrible, terrible factor that’s occurring right here,” he pleaded. ‘There’s a whole bunch of individuals been scammed by, supposedly, dozens and dozens of artists.”

In an accompanying message, Def Leppard representatives stated: “[No one] in or associated to the band will ever message you asking for cash. Please don’t have interaction with these profiles … All communication from Joe [or] the band will likely be by way of officially-verified profiles.”

Editor’s notice: A number of individuals have been trying the same rip-off by posing as UCR writers and asking for cash in return for a promise to jot down an article a couple of particular band. Now we have by no means and can by no means try this, please do not fall for these imposters.