Right royal nonsense: online scam roasted for being most pathetic ever
<p>It hasn’t taken long for scammers to swoop in and take advantage of the Queen’s death, only two short weeks after her funeral was watched by literally billions of people.</p>
<p>Pretty audacious then for this particular scammer to think that pretending the Queen is actually still alive would fool anyone for even a moment.</p>
<p>Twitter account UberFacts shared a screenshot of just such an attempt that has been circulating on Instagram.</p>
<p>An account pretending to be the Queen herself is behind these ludicrous messages, with the handle @queenelizabet._3 ... and the messages claim the Queen isn't dead, that she's simply been shipped off to a desert island by King Charles so that he could ascend to the throne.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I have some news <a href="https://t.co/f1QbInTJNl">pic.twitter.com/f1QbInTJNl</a></p>
<p>— UberFacts (@UberFacts) <a href="https://twitter.com/UberFacts/status/1572279949201117186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>According to the message, "the Queen" "can't get hold of her royal money" - and needs people to send her some cash so she can return to the UK.</p>
<p>The absurd message concludes with "Tea and biscuits" and a Union Jack flag emoji.</p>
<p>As expected, the scam was thoroughly mocked online for its outrageous attempt at conning people out of money.</p>
<p>Scammers come up with new ways to target social media users every day, but there are a few ways to help protect yourself and your information including: treating contact from unfamiliar accounts with caution - particularly if it claims to be an official account. Even if it is familiar, legitimate users often get hacked, so it still pays to watch out.</p>
<p>Don't click on suspicious links or attachments - these are often the most dangerous parts of a scam message. As always, if you're unsure, better to be safe than sorry and avoid the links and messages altogether.</p>
<p><em>Image: Twitter</em></p>
