Kim Kardashian urges followers to beware of fundraising scams after fraudsters used her name to target victims of the LA bushfires

Kim Kardashian has urged followers to be mindful of scams after her name was attached to a phoney fundraiser, purportedly for victims of the Los Angeles bushfires. Kim Kardashian has urged followers to be mindful of scams after her name was attached to a phoney fundraiser, purportedly for victims of the Los Angeles bushfires Sharing a photo of one such scam - presented as a campaign launched by the TV personality to raise funds for those affected by the disaster - she wrote: 'Beware of scammers!' So far the inferno has destroyed 40,000 acres across the most affluent neighborhoods in LA, with A-list celebrity homes and restaurant hotspots among the 12,300 structures wiped out Kardashian has since warned her prodigious social media following of fraudulent fundraising emails featuring her name She explained to her followers that incarcerated firefighters have been paid $1 an hour since 1984 'to risk their lives.' Kardashian previously gave a special shout out to the firefighters currently battling the devastating wildfires spreading throughout southern California Kardashian and her family had been evacuated from their Calabasas and Hidden Hills mansions due to the blaze - but the evacuation orders were later lifted.