A Twitter account with the name “Mona,” sent out a tweet today with an image of a black female Trump supporter. The message on the tweet read:
Hello, my name is Mona I’m 19 and today i was kicked out by my family for being a black trump supporter. I am now homeless and i need help. Donations will be kindly accepted to my cashapp $makeouthill30 #MAGA #DonaldTrump #TrumpSupporters
https://twitter.com/bardicoochie/status/1138147380245749760
Charisse Lane, the person whose photo “Mona” was using, was notified by others of the account impersonating her. She quickly resp0nded:
This person is impersonating me and stole my pic and is using it to get money.
This person is impersonating me and stole my pic and is using it to get money.
— Charrise Lane (@CharriseLane) June 10, 2019
On October 25, 2018, Charrise Lane’s tweet went viral after she announced that she’s going to start wearing her Trump MAGA hat out in public and that she would no longer be afraid.
Since this viral post, Charrise has been a popular voice with conservatives who support Trump.
Today I am finally wearing my hat out.
Today I have decided to no longer be afraid.
Today I have decided that Democrats can no longer bully me.
TODAY I HAVE DECIDED.#WalkAway#BlackConservativeMovement#MAGA#Trump2020 pic.twitter.com/6YmcVYWhJ4
— Charrise Lane (@CharriseLane) October 25, 2018
Many of her followers, including Trump supporter Dennis Williams, who retweeted the fake account called out the fake account. In his tweet, Williams informed Charrise that her image was being used to scam Trump supporters on Twitter:
“That isn’t you, that is @CharriseLane you fraudulent moron. DO NOT DONATE. SCAM,” Williams tweeted.
https://twitter.com/RealDennisWill/status/1138208658158968832
We reported the fake account to Twitter, but it’s still up as of a few moments ago. It’s strange, how Twitter can find legitimate accounts whose political views they disagree with and swiftly remove them from their platform, but fake Trump supporters trying to scam other Trump supporters into sending them money—they’ll get around to it when they get around to it.