Sons of Legion Reports 50-60 Daily Fake Accounts While Meta and Spotify Expand AI Anti-Scam Tools

Sons of Legion completed a 50-city sold-out tour and opened for Jelly Roll after its yearning, anthemic, bluesy songs gained traction on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook last year. 3 million. Fifty to 60 new fake online accounts attempting to extort the band’s fans appear every day, according to the band’s management.

Scammers direct fans from fake or real band groups to Zangi, Telegram, or Signal, then send romantic AI-generated voice messages, photos, or videos, sometimes depicting frontman Adam McInnis getting into the shower. McInnis confirmed that some AI-generated images and videos look like him and his body.

” Scammers request thousands of dollars via cryptocurrency, citing tour expenses or hospital bills.

At every Sons of Legion show, at least one person approaches McInnis who believes or once believed they were in a relationship with him and had sent him thousands of dollars. One person emailed McInnis stating their friend left a 40-year marriage to a fake Adam and gave $50,000. Scammers have also sold fake merchandise, concert tickets, and membership cards for backstage passes.

Women routinely attempt to bypass security at concerts by presenting fake credentials, Tayler Bock, one of the band’s managers, said. At every meet-and-greet, women approach McInnis believing they are in a relationship with him. Tayler Bock stated that the management team is constantly trying to deactivate six or seven Facebook groups that can quickly amass over 10,000 followers each.

Loti has successfully triggered the removal of over 350 impersonation pages of Sons of Legion. Luke Arrigoni, founder and CEO of Loti, estimates that Sons of Legion ranks in the top 10% in terms of scam volume. Meta’s policies prohibit users from impersonating others.