Teenager's fake Instagram account got 6000 followers in 24 hours

Teenager's fake Instagram account got 6000 followers in 24 hours. The account was created with the name, profile picture, and bio of a high school student in Canada. The "catfish" account was created last month, without the permission of the high school student, and has been used to contact girls at the student's school.<br><br>The fake account has accumulated 6000 followers in less than 24 hours. According to a parent, the account was created by a group of girls from a different school who took pictures from the student's real Instagram account and used them to create the fake profile. The "catfish" account was then used to contact multiple girls at the student's school, pretending to be the student.<br><br>The girls who created the fake account were suspended for five days, and the school administration treated the incident as a bullying case. According to the parent, the school and police did not take the matter seriously, and the girls who created the fake account were not expelled or charged.