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Miami Dolphins' Davone Bess Upset With Twitter Impostor

Posted Jun 30, 2009 8:25AM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

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Davone BessMiami Dolphins wide receiver Davone Bess wants to press charges against someone who was impersonating him on Twitter -- an impostor who used Twitter to chat with fans and even provoked other NFL players into responding to his tweets.

The impostor, who used the name Lambo_Weezy on Twitter, did everything from exchanging tweets with fans to challenging Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson to a race, all while passing himself off as Bess. (Johnson, on the Twitter page that really is his, was dismissive of Lambo_Weezy's challenge.)

But the Dolphins blog The Phinsider pointed out some inconsistencies in Lambo_Weezy's tweets, and after a little sleuthing, it became clear that those tweets were not really coming from Bess. After The Phinsider looked into the matter, Bess' agent confirmed that the tweets were fakes, and the NFL complained to Twitter about the issue.

For his part, Bess hopes it doesn't end there. Bess's agent, Kenny Zuckerman, told Jason La Canfora of NFL.com that Bess plans to "prosecute this imposter to the fullest extent of the law. Fraud is fraud, and we are going to protect Davone and his reputation at any cost."

In any event, Lambo_Weezy's Twitter profile has now been removed, and there's no more fake Davone Bess on Twitter.

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