{"id":6413,"date":"2017-03-09T17:44:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnnymathis.com\/wp2\/index.php\/2017\/03\/09\/psa-regarding-fake-johnny-mathis-profiles-on\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:44:26","slug":"psa-regarding-fake-johnny-mathis-profiles-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnnymathis.com\/wp2\/index.php\/2017\/03\/09\/psa-regarding-fake-johnny-mathis-profiles-on\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Regarding Fake Johnny Mathis Profiles On Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hello<br \/>\nMathis Fans,<\/h2>\n<h2><b>We have received<br \/>\nreports that an unknown person is setting up fake Johnny Mathis\/John<br \/>\nRoyce Mathis\/Royce Johnny Mathis profiles on Facebook, is contacting fans\u00a0directly saying they<br \/>\nare Johnny himself, and asking for\u00a0personal fan information.\u00a0 <i>These are not coming from unofficial fan pages, but individuals pretending to be Johnny. <\/i><\/b><b><i>It is most likely a phishing scam, and we<br \/>\nare working with Facebook &amp; Twitter to resolve it.<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Firstly,<\/b> while Johnny loves his fans greatly, he gets so many messages each day that he regrettably cannot answer them all himself. <i>He does respond online through the assistance of his fan<br \/>\nclub staff, but not directly himself.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Secondly,<\/b> any official Johnny Mathis Page on social media will have a blue verified checkmark next to the Johnny\u2019s page name, which means it is authentic. <i>These fake profiles may look like the real Johnny Mathis page, but if they don\u2019t have the blue verified checkmark, then they are fake!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Our<br \/>\nbiggest priority for Johnny\u2019s fans online is to have a fun and safe social<br \/>\nexperience on Johnny\u2019s official social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, and<br \/>\nthe official Johnny Mathis website, all of which can be found through the<br \/>\ndirect links below:<\/p>\n<p><b>Johnny<br \/>\nMathis\u00a0Official Website:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnymathis.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.johnnymathis.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Twitter<\/b>: @MathisJohnny <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathisJohnny\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathisJohnny<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Facebook:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnnyMathisMusic\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnnyMathisMusic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><b>So, if you are<br \/>\never contacted by anyone claiming to be the real Johnny Mathis anywhere online do not give them any personal information, and\u00a0immediately\u00a0report the profile to Facebook or Twitter!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Please also report this to Johnny\u2019s staff,<br \/>\nalong with any details or links you may have received by emailing it to us at <a href=\"mailto:mathisPR@johnnymathis.com\" target=\"_blank\">mathisPR@johnnymathis.com<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Finally please report this to the Federal Trade Commission by clicking on the this link, and follow the prompts to report your experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov\/GettingStarted?NextQID=213&amp;Url=%23%26panel1-2#crnt\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov\/GettingStarted?NextQID=213&amp;Url=%23%26panel1-2#crnt<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>On behalf<br \/>\nof Johnny &amp; his entire staff &#8211; thank you to everyone who has helped us with this so far, and a big thank you for your continued interest and<br \/>\nsupport!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Mathis Fans, We have received reports that an unknown person is setting up fake Johnny Mathis\/John Royce Mathis\/Royce Johnny Mathis profiles on Facebook, is contacting fans\u00a0directly saying they are Johnny himself, and asking for\u00a0personal fan information.\u00a0 These are not coming from unofficial fan pages, but individuals pretending to be Johnny. 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