Sandra Bullock issued a rare public statement expressing deep concern for her family’s safety. She warned fans about social media scammers.
The Oscar winner, aged 60, conveyed her worries about her family and other individuals falling victim to social media scams. She clarified that any accounts claiming to be hers are impersonators, according to a statement to People.
“My family’s safety, along with the well-being of innocent victims, is my primary concern. There will come a time when I can provide more comments. Currently, our focus is on supporting law enforcement in addressing this issue,” she stated.
‘Please be aware that I do not participate in any form of social media. Any accounts pretending to be me or anyone associated with me are fake accounts and have been created for financial gain or to exploit people around me,’ she added.
The actress — who is a mom to son Louis, 15, and daughter Laila, 11 — made the statement after her younger sister Gesine Bullock-Prado, 54, recently revealed that many people were pretending to be her on Facebook.
Gesine took to Instagram on Sunday to detail the extent of the issue, sharing screen grabs of a number of fake accounts, and writing that some people have been scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Sandra Bullock, 60, issued a rare public statement sharing her ‘deep concern’ for her family’s safety as she spoke out to warn fans about social media scammers; she is seen in 2018
‘I spend multiple times a day reporting fakes, dealing with weird & scary emails to my BUSINESS and HOME from men who believe that, through one of these many fake ‘me’s, they have a relationship with my sister through private messages and off app sites and have been giving (sometimes) THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to an incredibly famous and successful grown a**ed woman,’ she wrote in a lengthy caption.
She went on: ‘When I report, i also report to a security service that gives the account addresses directly to a Meta employee.’
Gesine claimed that the accounts ‘are run by crime rings’, adding, ‘They also run fake groups where a fake me posts “official statements.” Not me. This is my only account and y’all know it’s about baking, cooking, animals, and gardening.’
She went on to state that she is a ‘grown a**ed middle aged woman with a life and I don’t troll around at 54 DMing people.’
Gesine furthered expressed her frustration, writing, ‘These crime rings and scams are well known by the company and the world but the fact that I’m put in danger, as is my livelihood, doesn’t mean a damn thing.’
Like Sandra, she also shared that the law enforcement have been involved in dealing with the situation.
‘If you see a fake account, are friended or messaged by one, report and block. The only reason I stay on FB is to monitor this for my own knowledge so I am aware of the danger coming at me ( and yes, because of these scams, I’ve had to involve local law enforcement and they’ve been outstanding).’
‘Strangely, Insta handles these things and even informs me when someone creates an account that may be an imposter. But FB? Same company with same tech? Can’t be bothered.’
The Oscar winner — who is a mom to son Louis, 15, and daughter Laila, 11 — expressed concern for her family and other innocent people being targeted by social media scams, stating that anyone claiming to be her is fake; pictured with her kids in 2024
‘My family’s safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern, and there will be a time when I will comment more, but for now our focus is helping law enforcement handle this matter,’ she shared; Pictured in 2022
‘I do not participate in any form of social media. Any accounts pretending to be me or anyone associated with me are fake accounts and have been created for financial gain or to exploit people around me,’ she added; Pictured with her sister Gesine Bullock-Prado, 54, in 2022
The actress made the statement after Gesine recently revealed that many people were pretending to be her on Facebook; The two seen in 2005
Gesine took to Instagram on Sunday to detail the extent of the issue, sharing screen grabs of a number of fake accounts
She wrote that some people have been scammed out of thousands of dollars
She also included a reference to a recent incident where a French woman was scammed out of $800,000 by someone pretending to be Brad Pitt.
The victim became the target of trolls after revealing she had parted with the money to help fund what she believed was cancer treatment for the film star.
Bird Box star Sandra adopted son Louis in 2010, followed by daughter Laila in 2015.
The actress lost her longtime partner, Bryan Randall aged 57, in August after the photographer battled Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS for three years.
Last year it was reported that the star is ‘doing okay’ and focusing on her children, following his passing.
A source close to Bullock’s friend Jennifer Aniston told People: ‘She’s doing okay now. Her kids are amazing. She’s very happy to be a mom.’
In a 2021 interview on Red Table Talk, Bullock, called Bryan the ‘love of my life,’ and said he set a great example for her children.
The pair met when the Gravity star hired Randall to take photos at Louis’ birthday party in 2015.
The actress is keeping busy as she works through her grief.
She and Nicole Kidman delighted fans when it was announced they would be reuniting for a sequel to Practical Magic.
The Bird Box actress lost her longtime partner Bryan Randall in August at the age of 57, after the photographer battled ALS for three years; seen in 2018 in NYC
The welcome news came more than a quarter century after the original was released.
The 1998 film based on the best-selling Alice Hoffman novel by the same name.
Sandra and Nicole, 56, will reprise their roles as Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters who come from a family with a long magical history.
Both will serve as producers on the project which is currently listed as ‘in development’ on IMDB.com.
