30-year-old social media influencer harassed after impersonation on fake accounts leads to in-person confrontation

Summary

A 30-year-old Instagram and TikTok golf influencer, Hailey Ostrom, revealed that a man showed up at her home on Friday night after contacting her through a fake social media page. The man, who had sent $50,000 to the fake account he believed belonged to her, was able to obtain her address by abusing his job to access her personal information. Ostrom said she was scared during the encounter and texted her parents to send police to her home, though the man left without making threats. Ostrom, who has over 900,000 Instagram followers, reported the incident publicly and warned followers that she would never ask for money or request follows on other platforms. She also called for the removal of fake social media pages and shared her official accounts on her website.