A fake Twitter profile of the victim of a homophobic assault in Dublin is attempting to scam people out of money.
The victim of a homophobic attack has warned about a fake twitter profile set up in his name to scam money from the public.
The bogus profile is being used to appeal for donations supposedly to help Evan Somers with medical expense.
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The fake account tweeted: "If you’d like to help with any of the expenses, I’ve got Cashapp and Apple pay.
"Currently trying to get back into my Paypal and Venmo. Let me know once you’ve sent anything. Thank you."
But Evan warned his followers to not be tricked by the "sick person" running the scam.
He tweeted: “**FAKE ACCOUNT** This sick person is trying to scam people into sending them money by pretending to be me.
“Do not send any money to anyone, I will not be looking for any money at any stage and all communication will come from this account in general. Thanks.
"Can everyone please report and block the page so it should hopefully get deleted? Thanks very much."
23-year-old Evan Somers was left with a broken leg and a fractured eye socket after a homophobic attack in Dublin city centre on Sunday morning.
The Lucan man was walking down Dame Street with his cousin and his cousin's boyfriend when the attack took place around 3:30am on Sunday morning.
The 23-year-old, who was rushed to St James' Hospital where he will undergo surgery on his ankle today, recalled the horrifying incident from his hospital bed.
He told Dublin Live: “We began walking down Dame Street looking for a taxi.
“The man who assaulted me ran after us and started to harass us, even though we had never spoken to him before.
“I remember him calling me a f****t right as he was about to punch me and I had no time to react.
“I don’t remember much after that as I got knocked out. Next thing I remember is sitting on the path with my leg outstretched, unable to move my foot.
“The man had already fled and the police and an ambulance were called.
"I have a fractured eye socket, two fractured bones in my ankle and a dislocated ankle with some other small cuts and bruises.
"I’ll be getting surgery very soon for my ankle.”
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