Australian influencer shares desperate warning to fans after scammers hacked her social media accounts
The 38-year-old stylist and model took to her social media on Thursday to announce that her Facebook had been hacked by fraudsters.
Using an elaborate story about about a 'clearance sale' to lure victims, the con artists posted photos of vehicles and equipment to Jamie's account, telling her followers that they should post a 'deposit' to secure their desired purchases.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Jamie re-posted to the phoney 'sale' post and added the caption, 'Facebook has been hacked!!! Madly trying to fix it.'
The hackers had constructed a long-winded story about an 'Uncle' going into care - which motivated the phoney 'sell off'.
'Hey everyone. We're conducting a sale of my uncle's personal items, which requires significant downsizing,' the fake post said.
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'To manage this transition smoothly, items are being sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. I'll be out of town assisting him with his move to an age care facility.
'To reserve an item, a deposit is necessary. This ensures that the item is held for you until I return, at which point you can view and decide on the purchase.
'Deposits are fully refundable if you choose not to proceed after viewing.
'Viewing and pickups are being scheduled this Sunday.'
Items in the fake sale included a Fj45 Land Cruiser worth $10,000, a golf cart that the fraudsters priced at $2800.
The con artists were also asking unsuspecting victims to fork out $28,000 for a second hand 2010 FORD F-150.
Adelaide-based Jamie is married to the former AFL Crows champ Brent Reilly and boasts 2.3K Facebook friends and 45.3K followers on Instagram.
It comes after Channel Seven star Larry Emdur has shared a hilarious response after falling victim to an online image scam earlier this year.
The Gold Logie winner's image was spotted in January being used on multiple fake news stories that popped up as sponsored posts on Reddit.
But the affable host took it all in his stride, taking to Instagram to poke a little bit of fun at the fake news.
Emdur, 60, shared a screenshot of one of the offending images that claimed to be a link to a news story about Larry saying something shocking on a 'hot' microphone, next to an image of Police.
Captioning the image, he revealed that when it came to speaking candidly off-air, he was a habitual offender.
'Honestly, this is the third time I've been arrested for leaving my microphone on , you'd think I would've learned my lesson,' Emdur joked.
He then advised followers to avoid interacting with the suspect material, revealing there were much better ways to potentially lose their money.
The offending posts, shared to Reddit, purport to be news stories from the ABC about Emdur.
One post shows a picture of Emdur next to a group of Police with the headline: 'Is this the end of his career - Larry regrets his words. He didn't know the microphone was on.'
A second post from the same account showed Larry apparently being interviewed on a podcast.
While the posts both featured the ABC News logo, the link they took unsuspecting Redditors to was anything but.
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