’90 Day Fiance’: Tom Brooks Busted Posting Fake Pics of Luxury Life – Does Darcey Silva Know About Frauding?
90 Day Fiance fans revealed Tom Brooks was social media frauding. Fans called out Darcey Silva’s British boyfriend after they spotted “stolen” photos posted on his Instagram account to look like they were his own. Tom Brooks is Darcey’s newest boyfriend/fiance on the hit TLC show 90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days.
If you follow Tom Brook’s on Instagram, you’ve seen him flex a luxury lifestyle as he posts pictures of luxury items and expensive vacation spots. The new 90 Day Fiance star has posted a barrage of pics of him living a luxurious lifestyle that makes you think he’s living the lifestyle of the rich and famous.
However, determined TLC 90 Day Fiance viewers dug up evidence to prove they think Tom Brooks is living a lie. So, is Tom Brooks a poser or is this a misunderstanding? And should Darcey see this as a red flag – or does she already know? Take a look.
90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days – Tom Brooks Posts Others Photos As His Own – Does Darcey Silva Know?
Tom Brooks of 90 Day Fiance could be living a double life. The 39-year-old London-based businessman seems to be misrepresenting himself to fans and potentially also Darcey Silva. If you look at Tom’s Instagram feed, it certainly looks like he’s living a top tier lifestyle with travel, luxury goods, designer brands and more. Many of these pics originated on other people’s Instagram accounts – weeks before he posted them as his own.
An intrepid Instagram investigator publicized the alleged frauding with receipts from other users. Allegedly, Tom Brooks lifted and posted luxe-living pictures from other IG pages and passed them off as his own. Below you can see a couple of the remaining IG posts from the 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days cast member. He scrubbed his account after critics called him out. But it was too late – fans had proof to expose him.
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Tom Flexes and Pretends To Bask In Luxury?
In a series of seemingly misleading posts, Tom Brooks uploaded pictures flaunting a fancy lifestyle. Some were of pricey goods and others of exotic locations. At first glance, it looks like the 90 Day Fiance star snapped the photos. Posting pictures of your designer luxury items and expensive vacations is known as “flexing”.
However, a deeper dig into Tom Brooks’ other Instagram pages revealed allegedly deceptive social media practices. For instance, Tom uploaded extravagant travel pictures, including a poolside snap at Nikki Beach Monte Carlo and an elegant dining outing at The Ivy Chelsea Garden. Now, 90 Day Fiance followers are wondering if his trip to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa (on a yacht no less) was even real.
Tom Brooks also bragged about a coveted invite to Royal Ascot 2019 – rare and hard to come by. Aside from the photos, Tom added hashtags that implied he’s living the good life. In some of his posts, Tom used #farfromlowclass #workhardplayhard and #luxurylifestyle. Now, however, there seems to be some validity behind the hashtags the account that exposed him uses including #followthefraud #fraudedbytlc and #tombrooksisafraud.
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90 Day Fiance: Tom Called Out For Reposting Other People’s Expensive Stuff
Tom Brooks also shared photos of expensive belongings with captions making it clear they were his. The 90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days celeb never avoided bragging about his branded items, such as watches and colognes. In another post, Darcey Silva’s boyfriend shared a picture highlighting a man’s posh watch and sunglasses. The shot was waist down, and the post claimed it as Tom’s own. But fans confronted him.
Another post showed a picture of Louis Vuitton box filled with new fragrances for men. Tom claimed the pricey item was his by captioning it “Love my new fragrances”. However, the original owner of the photo stepped forward and called Ton Brooks out for re-posting without his permission. Many of his pics appear to be copied from other users. See a side by side comparison in the slideshow below, thanks to the hard work of the curator Frauded By TLC.
Fake Photos Taken Down After Fans Confront Him for Frauding – He Claims They’re Promo Pics
Once 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days fans noticed the apparent frauding, he stripped them out of his account. To give you some idea of the scope of allegedly purloined posts, after deleting “fake” pics, it took his post count down from many to less than 20 – . He replied saying these were “paid promotions”. Then said he took the pics down to eliminate confusion. But that explanation falls short of explaining what was posted.
Further, when another follower asked if he really ate a meal or just stole the photo, he asked “who cares what people say”. The answer obviously seems to be Tom Brooks that cares. Otherwise, why strip down his account if he was authorized to use the pics? Second, if they were paid promotions, wouldn’t removing them violate his agreement? Do you buy his explanation that these were simply paid promos or do you think this was flat out frauding?
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