Czarina Faith Abuso

Star Music warns BINI fans about fake solicitation messages on Weverse

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Peter Andrew Acierto

Push Team

<p>ABS-CBN Music released an official statement earlier this week to send a warning to BINI fans over the rampant spread of fake emails and solicitation of money on Weverse. On their official social media accounts, the music label maintained that these emails allegedly coming from them are &quot;fraudulent and unauthorized.”</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXYnKgxifG4/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=738&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A6174456%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe></div><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXYnKgxifG4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-4" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 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They revealed that they are already in contact with the “relevant teams” that will help in reporting these said accounts. </p><p>“Fans are strongly advised not to engage or transact with such accounts and to rely only on our official and verified channels for legitimate announcements and activities. We are coordinating with relevant teams and platforms to report and take down these fake accounts,” they ended.</p><p> It was back in March when BINI joined the South Korean fandom app which was developed by HYBE and designed for direct interaction between artists and fans. Thousands of BLOOMs from all over the world have already subscribed to BINI’s Community on the South Korean platform, Weverse, since it opened on March 16. </p><p>Fans can access content made by BINI themselves on the BINI Community on Weverse for free. </p>

<p>Star Music reminds BINI fans to remain vigilant as fake messages are spreading.</p>