Gabby Petito’s father has sent a warning to her fans regarding fraudsters.
Joseph Petito’s father provided pictures of text conversations with anonymous receivers, including at least one individual who appears to be attempting to collect money, including to a Cash App account, in an Instagram post on Sept. 7.
“This is the account trying to scam people on #instagram and it this kind of stuff that’s make me sick,” Joseph wrote. “We would never do something like this. Scammers are the worst!!!”
Joseph’s warning about scammers mimicking the Petito family comes only a week after his ex-wife and Gabby’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, expressed similar concerns on Twitter.
“Twitter fam, just a heads up..someone is trying to scam money in my name,” she tweeted on September 1. “I will NEVER, EVER message someone begging for contributions! Please share, people are awful!”
She went on to say, “So, if anyone receives an unusual communication, please inform me! Even whether it’s Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, or somewhere else! Thank you very much!”
Nichole also shared the same text screenshots Joseph posted, tweeting , “And this This is a text thread someone shared
This could never happen!”
Gabby, 22, was found strangled to death in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming in September 2021 while on a road trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. He fled and eventually committed suicide in Florida, where they lived, when authorities designated him a person of interest in the disappearance of the influencer. Authorities discovered a notepad beside the 23-year-remains old’s in which he confessed to having “ended” Gabby’s life.
“Exactly 1 year ago today you were taken from us,” Joseph posted in an Instagram tribute to his daughter on Aug. 27.
“We think about you every day. We cry everyday. You have encouraged so many others to live, travel, and escape toxic relationships. Gabby, we adore you. #DomesticViolence #MissingPerson #TogetherWeCan #thelightremains #GabbyPetito”
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