SPICE Girl Mel B has been impersonated by fraudsters trying to exploit her celebrity friends. The former Scary Spice, 47, is said to be feeling "violated" after scammers messaged her A-list contacts about a fake "charity project" of hers.
They asked her friends and family on WhatsApp to donate money on cryptocurrency platform Binance, which trades digital currencies.
Mel's contacts were also promised the chance to buy Bitcoin at a low rate in return. The messages, which were sent using charitable Mel's name, asked for donations to a project to "help African children dying of thirst".
A source told the Sunday People: “Mel knew nothing of it and called in police straight away. READ MORE ON MEL B'CREEPED OUT' Mel B left shaken by shamed MP Conor Burns' remark in lift at Tory conferenceREFUGE RELIEF I visited Leeds refuge centre twice a week - they helped me, reveals Mel B "She feels really violated and angry that someone would do this and claim it’s for charity reasons when she does so much charity work herself. "The messages were written as if from her, using kisses and emojis so they were believable." Another source said the scam was believable because Mel does a lot of charity work, adding: "Mel does a lot of work for causes close to her heart so it's doubly upsetting that a fraudster would play on that to try to scam her friends." Most read in The SunABBIE'S HEARTBREAK AJ Pritchard dumped me after I caught him texting another woman'PURE SABOTAGE' Strictly in 'fix' row after Hamza dances rhumba to Jurassic Park theme'LIFE OF THE PARTY' Footballer dies in car crash as family pay tribute to 'amazing dad'DOUGH WAY!
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