What to know about NFL, NBA players duped by man posing as porn star in sex phishing scam
The NFLPA has alerted agents and players to a phishing scheme that allegedly targeted both NFL and NBA players.
What to know about NFL, NBA players duped by man posing as porn star in sex phishing scam originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NFLPA has alerted agents of an alleged scam that was targeting both NFL and NBA players, per NBC Sports .
In a notice sent to agents on Thursday, March 26, the NFLPA said that the FBI has connected a man indicted earlier in March to "posing as a female adult film star," allegedly aiming to lure athletes into providing sensitive information. Kwamaine Jerell Ford is accused of running a phishing scam that resulted in charges for wire fraud, computer fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and sex trafficking. Here's what to know about the scam targeting NFL and NBA players.
What was the scam targeting NFL and NBA players? The NFLPA sent a notice to agents on Thursday saying the FBI had "advised" that a man posing as an adult film star had "lured" athletes into sharing personal information like iCloud accounts and credit card information. The notice from the NFLPA also said the man had also allegedly "lured athletes into having sex with an adult female OnlyFans creator, being filmed without their knowledge or consent," per NBC Sports .
“This individual was supposedly able to access many athletes’ iCloud accounts and stole victim information including credit cards,” the NFLPA said in its memo, according to The Athletic. “Additionally, this individual, posing as an adult film star, lured athletes into having sex with an adult female OnlyFans creator, being filmed without their knowledge or consent. ” The man, Kwamaine Jerell Ford, has been indicted on 22 total counts of five different offenses.
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