Paige Spiranac has claimed scammers exploiting her identity have crossed another line, prompting a renewed public warning to her followers.
The golfer and social media star revealed that impersonators are no longer limited to fake accounts or subscriptions, but are now pretending to be her family members, agents, and managers in increasingly sophisticated attempts to deceive people.
Spiranac shared a 50-second video on X addressing the issue head-on.
“If anyone is reaching out claiming to be a friend of mine, family, or an agent or a manager, ignore them. They are scammers and impersonators,” Spiranac said. “There are so many out there, and just please be super aware, and if anything seems fishy, that means that it is fishy.”
“I do not have a Telegram or a Google Hangout or anything like that at all. I’m not playing online chess or wars with friends.”
The warning marked a noticeable escalation from earlier efforts to curb the problem. In October 2025, Spiranac had already tried to shut down one of the main avenues used by fraudsters, posting on X: “I DON’T HAVE A TELEGRAM! Please stop talking to people on there claiming to be me, a family member, or someone from my team.”
A problem years in the making
Impersonation has trailed Spiranac for much of her public life. Long before she became the most-followed woman in golf, scammers were already experimenting with ways to exploit her image. In 2016, one fraudster edited her face onto a photo of someone holding a sign that read “I love you, baby.” In 2018, another went further, fabricating a driver’s license using her photo to trick victims.
By July 2025, the scale of the issue had reached an almost surreal point. Spiranac shared a screenshot of two fake accounts interacting with each other, impersonators unknowingly talking to impersonators, and described the situation as “out of control.”
The consequences, however, are far from humorous. In a 2025 interview, Spiranac explained how these online scams have spilled into real life encounters.
“I’ve had people come up at events and like…try to kiss me because they think that we’re together, which is really scary,” she said.
“They’ll scam people, and then those people get really, really angry because they’ll lose, like, you know, $100,000.”
With more than four million followers on Instagram, surpassing even Tiger Woods, Spiranac‘s digital presence has evolved from a personal platform into something scammers actively target and monetise.
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