{"id":57,"date":"2025-02-18T17:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2025-04-09T02:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T02:01:25","slug":"scam-alert-protect-yourself-from-fraudsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/scam-alert-protect-yourself-from-fraudsters\/","title":{"rendered":"SCAM ALERT: PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FRAUDSTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Listen up, ladies\u2014there\u2019s a scammer sliding into DMs, and we need to shut him down. A guy named <em>Micah<\/em> has been reaching out to multiple Maxim Cover Girl models, claiming he can \u201cmake you a winner\u201d and promising a 100% refund on your money. Classic scam move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red flags to watch for?  Too many emojis. Broken English. High-pressure tactics.  \u201cGuaranteed\u201d money-back offers. These tricks are designed to earn your trust before they disappear with your cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve received similar messages, don\u2019t engage\u2014screenshot and send them to <a>support@maxim.vote<\/a>. We\u2019re actively reporting these accounts and keeping our models protected.<strong> Stay sharp, stay smart, and let\u2019s shut these scammers down.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Each Promotion is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States &amp; DC, female, age of majority+. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. Each Promotion is subject to the Master Rules and its own Promotion Rules which contain a description of the Promotion, entry methods, prizes, odds, and other details and restrictions. Master Rules and Promotion Rules are available <a href=\"https:\/\/covergirl.maxim.com\/docs\/master-rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen up, ladies\u2014there\u2019s a scammer sliding into DMs, and we need to shut him down. A guy named Micah has been reaching out to multiple Maxim Cover Girl models, claiming he can \u201cmake you a winner\u201d and promising a 100% refund on your money. Classic scam move. Red flags to watch for? Too many emojis. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/scam-alert-protect-yourself-from-fraudsters\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SCAM ALERT: PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FRAUDSTERS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13,11,12],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fraud","tag-maxim-cover-girl","tag-scam","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}