Fervent admirers of Kendji Girac woke up with a big scare on Monday April 22, 2024. Several media reported the fact that the singer and coach of The Voice was between life and death after being shot at a Traveler reception area in Biscarrosse. The police went to the scene but were rather poorly received. It will be necessary to wait for the arrival of the firefighters, called by another person, for them to enter the site and take charge of Kendji Girac. The singer suffered a significant chest wound caused by a weapon, was rushed to the Bordeaux University Hospital, he escaped miraculously. An investigation was opened for “attempted intentional homicide”.
Heard as soon as he woke up, Kendji Girac explained that he was injured while handling a weapon, a Colt 45, purchased the day before in a flea market in La-Teste-de-Buch. Now, while his state of health is improving day by day, Kendji Girac’s family must face a terrible scourge that is emerging on the Internet. Indeed, according to the information revealed by BFM TV this Wednesday April 24, 2024, scammers would take advantage of this story to scam fans.
A new scam that is spreading
On social networks, numerous announcements mention prize pools organized to help Kendji Girac’s recovery: “We have only just heard some good news because it has just woken up but I am so exhausted. We need support from fans. Leave me an invite (sic)” can we read on one of them. And to make this credible, they took photos of people on hospital beds including former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, and affixed the photo of the coach of The Voice. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Kendji Girac has faced identity theft. Sunday October 2, 2022, an Internet user tried to usurp his mother’s identity by explaining that he had to contact her to get in touch with the singer. The interpreter of Bella had reposted the message and warned his fans: “Beware of fake profiles, friends”.