Joe Elliott launched a brief impassioned video after discovering that some Def Leppard followers had been scammed out of cash by somebody impersonating the singer on-line.

The singer interrupted a demo recording session to plead with individuals to consider carefully earlier than assuming messages from out of the blue have been actual, and condemned the setting during which it’s occurring increasingly more usually.

“A friend of mine just emailed me with another one of these ‘have you seen this one’ fake Joe Elliott emails, where somebody has successfully scammed money out of some of our fans,” he mentioned within the clip beneath.

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“It’s been going on for a while. We do everything we can to block these things. But this is really starting to piss me off now because they’re actually getting money out of folk.”

Demonstrating he was the true Elliott, at residence in Dublin, Ireland, together with his household round him, he pointed to some Def Leppard field units within the document assortment behind him. “Fake that, you twat!” he mentioned. “Not gonna be able to do it!”

He informed followers: “I don’t need your money, okay? I would never, ever ask you for money because my wife’s divorcing me or my leg fell off or I need a glass eye. It’s complete and utter horseshit. Anyone who sends you an email claiming that they’re me or they’re gonna take you on a date or… I don’t know, my house fell over, it’s not true!”

The Only Time Joe Elliott Ever Asked For Money

Elliott mentioned the one time he’d ever requested for cash in his life was when he was a child, making the request of his dad and mom. He went on to remorse that related on-line scams have been being staged increasingly more usually, utilizing a variety of superstar identities.

“Don’t fall for this awful, awful thing that’s going on here,” he pleaded. ‘There’s a whole bunch of individuals been scammed by, supposedly, dozens and dozens of artists.”

In an accompanying message, Def Leppard representatives mentioned: “[No one] in or related to the band will ever message you asking for money. Please do not engage with these profiles … All communication from Joe [or] the band will be through officially-verified profiles.”

Editor’s notice: One or extra individuals have been making an attempt the same rip-off by posing as UCR writers and asking for cash in return for a promise to write an article a couple of particular band. We have by no means and can by no means try this, please do not fall for these imposters.

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