Kelly Rowland Tells Fans to 'Be Careful' as Fake Instagram Account Asks for Money While Posing as Her and Beyoncé

The "Dilemma" singer took to her Instagram Stories and shut down the idea that she would ask fans to send her money

Randy Shropshire/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Kelly Rowland in December 2024; Beyoncé in December 2024

Randy Shropshire/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Kelly Rowland in December 2024; Beyoncé in December 2024

Kelly Rowland doesn't need your money.

After finding out someone created an Instagram account posing as the "Dilemma" singer and her fellow Destiny's Child member Beyoncé and asked fans for money, Rowland took to social media on Jan. 3 to shut down the scam.

In a screenshot shared by the Mea Culpa actress to her Instagram Stories, a message from the attempted con artist to a fan read, "Hey this is Kelly from Destiny's Child, I lost my credit card and I need money for a plain [sic] ticket so I can fly to your city to perform."

Related: Michelle Williams on Her Broadway Return in Death Becomes Her — and How Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland ‘Fuel’ Her (Exclusive)

Kelly Rowland/Instagram Kelly Rowland's Jan. 3, 2025 Instagram Stories

Kelly Rowland/Instagram

Kelly Rowland's Jan. 3, 2025 Instagram Stories

"Can you send me some money? I'll bring Beyoncé," they continued.

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The scammer added in a follow-up note, "Hello this is Beyoncé," as if the Cowboy Carter artist joined the chat.

Rowland wrote over the screenshot, "FAKE AF!!"

"Be careful out here!" added the "Motivation" performer. "And don't you think I know how to spell P-L-A-N-E!"

Michael Rowe/Getty Kelly Rowland in Los Angeles in December 2024

Michael Rowe/Getty

Kelly Rowland in Los Angeles in December 2024

Not only are Rowland and Beyoncé not asking fans for money, they're busy doing many other things. Last month, they went to support friend and fellow former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams at her opening night in Death Becomes Her on Broadway.

"It was an absolute joy having them there because I know they're fans of the movie," Williams, 45, recently told PEOPLE. "Kelly was just like, 'Wait a minute. How is she going to have the hole in her stomach?' I said, 'You have to come see the show. You got to come see it.'"

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The "Say Yes" musician, who stars in the musical as Viola Van Horn, added, "Having them there, I felt anchored. We obviously have not been touring together for years, but it took me back to the time when I'd been with them on stage. Even though they weren't on stage with me, I felt so grounded. It's giving me some fuel for the rest of my run in the show."

Kevin Mazur/Getty Michelle Williams, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland in April 2018

Kevin Mazur/Getty

Michelle Williams, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland in April 2018

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In an August interview with PEOPLE, Rowland teased upcoming music more than a decade after her last album, 2013's Talk a Good Game, was released. "It's coming," she said.

"The music that I'm honing together is feeling really great," added Rowland. "It's definitely time for another album."

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However, she was tight-lipped on further details. "I'm in this space where I just think that saying too much is just saying too much," said the "When Love Takes Over" artist. "I'd rather it just come to fruition."

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