Boyzone member Keith Duffy opened up about his daughter Mia’s ‘stress and anxiety’ after her Instagram account was hacked by online scammers.
The 48-year-old singer shared a screenshot of a social media page impersonating his child – who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old.
He revealed the scammers were pretending to be 23-year-old Mia and had been messaging her followers from the fake account.
Alongside the screengrab, the star penned an emotive message typed out in capital letters that read: ‘Urgent!! To anyone who received a message from my daughter Mia’s account please be aware her account has been hacked and scammers are sending messages pretending to be her.
‘Please report and ignore all messages. Mia is very private and this has really upset her and caused a lot of stress and anxiety [sic].’
Fans supported the No Matter What singer in the comments underneath his picture and assured they would help report the misuse of information.
One wrote: ‘Sorry to hear Mia is going through this. Really hope she gets her account back. Much love to you all.’
Another said: ‘Awww poor Mia! I hope she is okay lovely! I get them all the time pretending to be you! Why they think I think it would ever be you bemuses me! [sic].’
‘Thanks for warning! Hope Mia feels better soon [sic],’ a separate social media account left underneath the post.
Keith shares Mia with his wife Lisa – who he married in Las Vegas in 1998 – and the couple are also parents to Jay, 26.
The star’s plea came after he shared his pride following his daughter’s graduation from Dublin City University with an honours degree.
In an Instagram post, he wrote an adorable message to Mia alongside a victorious photo of the pair on her special day.
Keith said: ‘To all who have followed our story for over 20 years Today marks the biggest milestone ever. Mia Graduating from Dublin City University with honours.
‘A day we where made to believe would never happen. We are blessed for all your support and that Mia was given every opportunity to reach her full potential only by never taking ‘No’ for an answer from anyone along the way.
‘We are the proudest parents in the world. Mia herself has always pushed herself and worked hard to achieve her own Goals and continues to do so.
‘Please take the positive from this and See believe and achieve ! Yes you can yes we can [sic].’
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