{"id":72,"date":"2025-03-29T18:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2025-04-09T02:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T02:02:54","slug":"scammer-alert-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/29\/scammer-alert-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"SCAMMER ALERT: PROTECT YOURSELF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maxim Cover Girl models, stay sharp\u2014another scammer is on the loose. This time, they\u2019ve been spotted on Facebook, preying on contestants with big promises and even bigger lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 <strong>The Scam Playbook:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They claim to be <strong>professional marketers<\/strong> or <strong>promoters<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They offer a <strong>100% money-back guarantee<\/strong> (\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They swear their votes are \u201clegit\u201d and \u201csafe\u201d (they\u2019re not)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They pressure you for <strong>payment upfront<\/strong>\u2014and then vanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reality check: No one can buy you a win. These scammers are after your money, and if you get involved, you risk disqualification and potential account security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media is an incredible tool to connect with your fans and promote your career\u2014but it\u2019s also a hunting ground for fraudsters. Be aware. Be smart. And never pay to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team is already working with Facebook to shut this account down, but if you see suspicious activity, report it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest account reported by a fellow model in this year\u2019s competition\u2014<strong>stay vigilant and don\u2019t get caught in the trap.<\/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=\"474\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-474x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-474x1024.png 474w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-710x1536.png 710w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-474x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-474x1024.png 474w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-710x1536.png 710w, https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"272d\">Please work together with us to make this Maxim Cover Girl competition space safe and fun. Block and report any of these accounts that may try to contact you. If we all come together and report these accounts, the social media platforms will be able to flag them as spam before they ever hit anyone\u2019s inbox. As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to us via DM on our official Cover Girl Instagram at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maximmag_covergirl\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@maximmag_covergirl<\/a>&nbsp;or at our competition support email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:support@maxim.vote\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">support@maxim.vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"b15a\">XOXO,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4036\">Maxim Cover Girl Team<\/p>\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>Maxim Cover Girl models, stay sharp\u2014another scammer is on the loose. This time, they\u2019ve been spotted on Facebook, preying on contestants with big promises and even bigger lies. \ud83d\udd34 The Scam Playbook: Reality check: No one can buy you a win. These scammers are after your money, and if you get involved, you risk disqualification &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/29\/scammer-alert-protect-yourself\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SCAMMER ALERT: PROTECT YOURSELF&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11,22,18,12],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-maxim-cover-girl","tag-pay-to-play","tag-pay-to-win","tag-scam","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","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=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.covergirl.maxim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}