Gabby Petito's Dad Warns About "Sick" Scammers Impersonating Her Family

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Joseph Petito, begetter of precocious influencer Gabby Petito, says an Instagram relationship is trying to scam radical into donating money. Read his informing connection to his family's supporters.

Gabby Petito's Mom SLAMS Brian Laundrie's Notebook Confession

Gabby Petito's dada has a informing astir scammers targeting her supporters.

In a Sept. 7 Instagram post, Joseph Petito's dada shared screenshots of substance conversations between unnamed recipients, including astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic who appears to beryllium trying to solicit donations, including to a Cash App account.

"This is the relationship trying to scam radical connected #instagram and it this benignant of worldly that's marque maine sick," Joseph wrote. "We would ne'er bash this. #scammers suck!!!"

Joseph's informing astir scammers impersonating the Petito household comes conscionable a week aft his ex-wife and Gabby's mother, Nichole Schmidt, took to Twitter to stock akin sentiments.

"Twitter fam, conscionable a heads up..someone is trying to scam wealth successful my name," she wrote in a Sept. 1 tweet. "I volition NEVER connection anyone asking for donations, ever! Please share, radical are awful!"

She added, "So if anyone gets a weird connection tin you delight notify me! Even if it's Instagram, Tiktok, FB…wherever! Thank you!"

Nichole besides shared the aforesaid substance screenshots Joseph posted, tweeting, "And this…This is simply a substance thread idiosyncratic shared …this would ne'er ever happen!"

Gabby, 22, was found strangled to death in the Bridger-Teton National Forest successful Wyoming successful September 2021 portion connected a roadworthy travel with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. He went connected the run and later took his ain life in Florida, wherever they lived, aft police named him a idiosyncratic of interest successful the influencer's disappearance. Near the 23-year-old's remains, authorities recovered a notebook successful which helium had written successful a confession that helium had "ended" Gabby's life.

"Exactly 1 twelvemonth agone contiguous you were taken from us," Joseph wrote successful an Instagram tribute to his girl connected Aug. 27. "We miss you everyday. We outcry everyday. You person inspired truthful galore to live, travel, and permission their unhealthy relationships. We emotion you Gabby. #GabbyPetito #DomesticViolence #MissingPerson #TogetherWeCan #thelightremains"

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