Moses used in Facebook scam

Posted by 1Eyed Eel on January 21, 2019 at 2:07pm

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Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses appears to have been used in a Facebook scam post, tempting readers to click through to an alleged salacious post of him engaging in drug-related activity.

The post, which has been sighted by 1Eyed Eel but which we’ve chosen not to publish, alleges that Moses is at the centre of a video scandal along the lines of that which has embroiled fellow NRL players Dylan Napa and Corey Norman.

The fake news has already suckered in at least one journalist. UK sports reporter John Davidson tweeted today that it “seems like Mitchell Moses could be in some trouble soon... wonder if any Super League club needs a halfback”. He then tweeted in response to comments asking what had transpired: “Just don’t call him Big Papa”.

Seems like Mitchell Moses could be in some trouble soon... wonder if any Super League club needs a halfback.
— John Davidson (@johnnyddavidson) January 20, 2019

However, the Facebook post which makes the allegations is riddled with the same tell-tale signs as other online scams that use fake news or endorsements featuring celebrities to tempt users to click through to advertisements.

The scam purports that a video has been released of Moses which has “gone viral” and claims that it had been sighted by News.com.au. However, online searches of Google and Facebook show zero relevant results for the supposedly viral video. It also names Corey Norman as appearing in the video, which would be ironic considering their reported lack of chemistry.

The poorly-written post features prominent links and is almost a carbon-copy re-write of the Dylan Napa saga, claiming that a Facebook page that published the video is threatening to release more videos. Online searches reveal no such page exists.

Last year, the ACCC Scamwatch site issued a warning to alert people to “celebrity endorsement scams” and fake news ads claiming to be reporting on such things as the death of famous entertainers. The ads aim to seduce users to click through to e-commerce sites. 1Eyed Eel has viewed a static image of the post, so we were not able to identify where the links in the post led to.

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ParramattaLurker January 21, 2019 at 2:58pm

Thanks for this info. I shall now delete my blog.
- 1Eyed Eel > ParramattaLurker January 21, 2019 at 3:08pm
  
  The heads-up was good, alllowed me to chase down the story!
Flow Basket February 10, 2019 at 8:29pm

mitch where is your head

i cant see it

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