Many celebrities in all fields are exploited for suspicious purposes, the process of exploiting celebrity images aims to reach the hearts of investors and then reach their pockets in a roundabout way.

Kylian Mbappe is a French footballer caught up in a cryptocurrency scam as police investigate the unauthorized use of his image in online ads.

The “Paris Saint-Germain” striker has reportedly filed a fraud complaint with the French police after his image was used to encourage people to sign up for a bid on the dark web.

magazine saysthe teamThe World Cup winner has appeared in several online advertising campaigns for cryptocurrencies such as promoting some cryptocurrencies.

The 21-year-old was allegedly used to convince people to invest in cryptocurrency, promising to make them millionaires in two or three months.

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In one of the advertisements, the promotional phrase read:

The latest investment by Kylian Mbappe has put experts under pressure and scared off big banks.

Anne-Sophie Colbois, head of the Central Office for the Suppression of Financial Crimes at the French police, explained how the scam works.

She said:

These ads are used to impersonate a person for the purpose of obtaining future victims, in addition to saving the contact details of the victims, then a so-called seller contacts them to explain the investment procedures, but there is no product to invest in.

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