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The urge to stay connected with our favorite golfer can sometimes make us prone to scams. This is nothing new for Charley Hull’s fans, it has happened twice earlier. And yet again, the English golfer Charley Hull recently learned about the same at the tournament. Back in September, she posted a story to tell the fans about not getting trapped in these scams. While in 2023, she shared how random pictures of her were being used on a TikTok account, which she never made.

However, it again came to her notice and this time she released a social media post detailing the scam and requesting fans to report the scammers’ account with her name. This is the third time Charley Hull has tried to save her fans from getting scammed on social media platforms with her name.

Unlike the two instances, this time scammers have gone wild and tried new ways of scamming Hull’s fans. With a similar account to Hull, the imposters have asked the fans to pay them in exchange for a meet and greet. The LPGA professional golfer with her post made it clear that she only has two accounts with the name: @charley.hull (Instagram) and @hullcharley (X).

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While continuing on the post, she shared that she does not have a TikTok account and “will never ask for any money or gift cards for meet & greet or fan club memberships.” Furthermore, she insisted on sticking together and beat the scammers by reporting every scam account. The concerning move of the professional took a different turn, with the fans choosing humor in the comments section.

Fans’ reaction to the latest Charley Hull post

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Scams are not new for the big and famous personalities. But the modern humor that has come into the comments section of Charley Hull’s Instagram was something that no one has expected. The fans have started to use their full potential for humor in the comments section of the post.

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Is humor the best defense against scams, or should fans take these threats more seriously?

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We hope the comments are not true and just humorous, as some fans, as per their comments, have paid to get a meeting with the golf star. One user commented, “So you’re telling me we aren’t meeting on the 9th green at 9? I was going to wear something nice,” while others also joined him with the comments stating, “I best cancel that flight then and send my Viking costume back. Gutted 😞,” And “So wait, we aren’t having dinner tonight?.” It seems that fans were ready to meet their favorite and had already prepared everything for the meeting, but unfortunately, that is not going to happen for them as of now.

Though this was just the beginning, others even got different things promised to them as they commented uniquely about the English golfer. A comment reads, “So whose Geico bill have I been paying since March?” while another stated to being married to Charley Hull, “Wait…. You aren’t my second wife?!”

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Continuing the long list of comments, one user shared how he had been talking to the fake Charley Hull on TikTok and surprised others with humor that she wasn’t her. He commented, “Wait so that’s not you on TikTok that keeps messaging me?! 😂”

Even some believed that Charley Hull had liked their posts on social media. But in reality, apart from the two accounts shared on the post, she is not on any platforms. With the great advice to be aware of scams and help her in reporting the scammers for the third time. This will help fans in getting clarity on the scammers. It is not just Charley Hull, whose name has been used for scams. Many cases happened earlier from different names. Have you ever been scammed in any such case? If yes. Who and when did the scam happen? Share the details in the comments section to help fellow readers be aware of such scammers and their tricks for not getting scammed.

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