Rabat – The French President’s wife, Brigitte Macron, has recently lodged legal complaints against individuals attempting to steal her identity to request for favors and preferential treatment from many VIP establishments and events around the world.
One of Mrs. Macron’s aides said: “A complaint has been lodged and an inquiry is underway.”
The same aide went on to affirm that although the numerous attempts at identity theft have been unsuccessful so far, “there are fears about her [Mrs. Macron’s] image.” RTL, the French radio station that broke the story, quoted a “close source” to the Elysée: “It’s quite clearly an attempt to damage her reputation.”
According to RTL, the fraudulent emails which tried to impersonate Mrs. Macron were sent in the last ten days, and came from places like Australia, Morocco, Hong Kong, and France.
The emails requested “symbolic little services,” invitation requests to VIP events and venues, and preferential treatments in luxury hotels and restaurants.
In Morocco, for instance, a luxury hotel is said to have received an email requesting that Mrs. Macron’s “nephew” be warmly welcomed and picked up at a local airport.
Other requested favors included “best tables at Paris’ best restaurants” as well as tickets to Australia’s Grand Prix.
The scammers used the email [email protected] whereas the official email address of the French president ends with @elysee.fr.
The scam was discovered when some of the establishments contacted sent requests to the French presidency to confirm whether they were the senders of said emails.
