On social networks, many media personalities are victims of identity theft. In April 2021, Caroline Margeridon launched a huge rant after seeing that fake accounts in her name were trying to extort her fans on social networks.
Fraud attempts
“Apparently, people have been duped for items to sell, expertise… People [derrière les faux comptes] asked for the addresses, there is even a person who was told:‘Oh well, we must send 400 euros so that I can answer you’ ”, indicated the antiquarian present in the program Affaire concluded, annoyed, before specifying that complaints were going to be made to the police.
On June 14, another celebrity from the France 2 program expressed his anger. Warned by the person who takes care of his social networks, Julien Cohen denounced the multiple scams using his name and his image on the internet.
« Dear friends, hello. I have my community manager who told me: ‘Julien, make a video because there are a lot of fake accounts in your name’. So yes, there are a whole bunch of puppets pretending to be me to take money from you, to get you to join a fan club or to tell you that to participate in Deal concluded, you have to pay. Obviously, all of this is wrong », Said the famous antique dealer on the occasion of a story on his Instagram page.
Back on Julien Cohen’s career
Other celebrities are facing the same problem. Indeed, the stars of the song and the cinema see a multiplication of false accounts. This is a concern for celebrities. Julien Cohen is a French antique dealer. The public discovers him in the show Deal concluded on France 2, in 2017. Young, he browsed the stalls of the Saint-Ouen flea markets with his parents, inveterate bargain hunters. As a teenager, he discovered a passion for the game and started backgammon. Very talented, he won several wins.
Little motivated by studies, he decided to go into business and created, at the age of 18, his first telecommunications company. Entrepreneur in the guts, he will lead various companies in several sectors by chaining the takeovers. In the early 1990s, he founded a courier company, ATV (A Full Speed), which worked really well.
In addition, his passion for the flea market and his objects accumulated for a long time push him to inaugurate its first antique flea store in Saint-Ouen, in 2014. Success was rapid and allowed him to open other flea stands. Wealthy customers go to flea markets, with celebrities, for example.
In 2017, he caught the eye of the production of the show Deal concluded, he becomes one of the buyers of the show and one of the key figures of the successful show, hosted by Sophie Davant. You should know that the French have shown that they are passionate about ancient objects. What he likes about this program is also the suspense concerning the objects that are offered by individuals. Lively debates sometimes take place on the set. This is what makes the show salt.
On June 6, 2019, he published a book, Life is a game, in which he looks back on his journey and his sentimental life. Precisely, on the private side, Julien Cohen has been united with Karine since 1998. The couple has a daughter named Nina. In addition, Julien Cohen has two other children born from a first marriage: Zacary and Carla.
His wife also has children born from a first union: Jordan, Carla and Aaron. On Objeko, we had already had the opportunity to talk about the precise organization of this family. Indeed, it is not easy to live a life with a blended family. In the weeks and months to come, we will be sure to tell you about Julien Cohen. It must be said that the “Deal concluded” program is working really well.
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