Former NBA player Eddy Curry revealed an alleged ploy used by women through Instagram in order to extort players.
During his appearance on the Out the Mud podcast with Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, Curry discussed some takeaways from his work with the National Basketball Players Association where he serves in a Player Operations role. Curry recalled an instructional course for this year’s rookie class called "Trust Issues."
Curry said players were shown several Instagram accounts, and needed to figure out which ones were real and fake. They were also expected to explain what tipped them off with the fake accounts.
Curry shared that every Instagram account shown to the rookie class was not only fake, but each one has stolen money from players in the past. The 42-year-old then detailed the alleged scheme in which a woman can find out a player's interests, based on the posts they like on Instagram, and use that information to present a facade that would appeal to them.
"They doing shit so cold now, bro, where they'll send you a message," Curry said. "Somebody will send you a message on Instagram. Some pretty girl, they'll stalk your account."
"They got websites that’ll show you everything that you liked," he continued. "So, they'll be like, 'Oh TA [Tony Allen], he likes this type of girl.'"
"They can see the type of girl you like, and they'll create a profile based off of that," Curry added. "So when they reach out to you, it's like…you gon' hit 'em back."
After that initial interaction, Curry said they will suggest getting on FaceTime, which works for the NBA player because it will serve as a means of authenticity, but there is apparently an ulterior motive at play.
"And then you FaceTime them, they screenshot you," he explained. "They'll take their picture off, and put some child shit up there. Some bullshit, and then they'll hit you, like, 'Hey, if you don't want this to come out, you gotta pay me.'"
The conversation starts at the 50-minute mark in the video up top.