Black Lives Matter hook in scam targeting artist Allan McKenzie's followers

Faye Wheeler
Updated June 17 2020 - 2:59pm, first published 2:58pm
Shaken: Artist Allan McKenzie, pictured with a mural he did last year in Albuquerque, USA titled Nguluway, recently discovered his identity had been stolen for an online scam. Photo: Conrod Doborski
Shaken: Artist Allan McKenzie, pictured with a mural he did last year in Albuquerque, USA titled Nguluway, recently discovered his identity had been stolen for an online scam. Photo: Conrod Doborski

A well-known First Nations artist based at Dubbo has told of a fake social media account and website stealing his identity in a bid to scam money, and using the Black Lives Matter cause as a hook.

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Faye Wheeler

Faye Wheeler

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I have been a journalist for more than a decade and in that time I have been keeping Daily Liberal readers up to date about issues affecting them and what's happening in their community. Throughout my career I have covered a range of rounds and most recently I have been focusing on the business round.

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