NFLPA Issues Warning to Players About Fake Adult Film Star Involved in Fraud and Sex Trafficking Scheme
A man posing as an adult star "allegedly obtained login credentials for Apple accounts belonging to NBA and NFL players," the Department of Justice said
NFLPA logo Credit: Rich Graessle/PPI/Icon Sportswire via Getty NEED TO KNOW The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) issued a statement to players warning them about a man allegedly scamming athletes out of personal information The man allegedly "lured athletes into having sex with an adult female OnlyFans creator, being filmed without their knowledge or consent," the memo said, according to NBC Sports The Department of Justice said Ford "allegedly obtained login credentials for Apple accounts belonging to NBA and NFL players" The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) issued a warning to players about a man who has been allegedly scamming athletes while posing as a female adult film star. According to NBC Sports , the memo was sent via email on Thursday, March 26, informing players, “The FBI has advised that Kwamaine Jerell Ford, posing as a female adult film star, lured athletes into providing sensitive information. " Ford, 34, allegedly "lured athletes into having sex with an adult female OnlyFans creator, being filmed without their knowledge or consent," and "was supposedly able to access many athletes' iCloud accounts and stole victim information including credit cards," the email to players said, according to NBC.
NFL logo Credit: Kevin Sabitus/Getty On March 13, Ford pleaded not guilty to nine counts of wire fraud, seven counts of computer fraud, one count of access device fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of sex trafficking, according to a March 16 press release from the Department of Justice. U. S.
attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said in a statement via the Department of Justice on March 16, “While serving time for stealing credit card numbers from athletes and celebrities to fund his lifestyle, Ford allegedly engaged in the same conduct again. Disturbingly, the indictment alleges that Ford went even further and used a fraudulent online persona to traffic a young woman and coerce her to produce hidden camera videos of commercial sex acts with unknowing individuals.
” The DOJ's press release said that Ford "allegedly obtained login credentials for Apple accounts belonging to NBA and NFL players through a two-pronged approach. " The scammer allegedly "posed online as a well-known adult film star and offered to send sexually explicit videos to the athletes," according to the release. "At the same time, Ford spoofed legitimate Apple customer service accounts, posed as an Apple customer support representative, and requested, via text messages, that the victims send their username, password, and/or Multi-Factor Authentication codes in order to access the videos that this fraudulent adult film star persona was purportedly trying to send the victims," the release stated.