UPDATE: Young 'influencer' posts photos of family member's home, artwork and cars to 50k followers, homeowner insists she delete the photos: 'Family thinks I'm overreacting, but it's my personal property'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jul 3, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Influencers have gained a reputation for acting shady. After all, a lot of things you see on social media are far from the truth. People remove blemishes, tweak their body shapes, or Photoshop themselves into fancy locations to make their followers envious. Some will take hundreds of photos when they take a single vacation, then post them over a year to make their followers think they're constantly traveling. In fact, some influencers even rent houses so they can make content with their spouse or kids. It'll look like that woman is a rich Mom with a brand new car, spotless house, and doting husband… but she actually lives a life pretty similar to yours. You'd never know it based off what people post, but not everything is as it seems online. 

This person caught a family member snapping photos of a home they didn't even live in just to pretend it was hers. That seems super embarrassing to me… Imagine being so desperate for clout that you'd photograph yourself all over your family member's home, acting like you're the one who lives there! But this burgeoning influencer clearly didn't feel any shame about the deception, nor did she respond to the family member being upset about the invasion of privacy. And, as some people mentioned, posting a wealthy person's home all over socials is just begging robbers to check the place out. Read the full story below, and see if you'd side with the concerned homeowner, or the wanna-be influencer who hasn't quite gotten her chance in the limelight yet. 

After that, read the saga and multiple updates about a 16-year-old who insisted on parking a large truck on the neighbor's lawn, much to their chagrin: "It's not my problem." 

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  • 01
    Family thinks I'm over reacting but it's my personal property she's posting online without any consideration for my privacy or security. I asked her politely to remove all pictures of my property but she didn't so I had my attorney send her a cease and desist. Some of my family just think I'm overreacting, others claim I'm trying to sabotage her career.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
  • 02
    Personally, I probably would have let her take some pictures because it doesn't hurt me. What bothers me is she didn't ask, she's unapologetic she posted my cars with their number plates, and pictures of the inside of my house including some of my collectables. So someone can see exactly what kind of art and collectibles I have.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
  • 03
    My daughter lives alone most of the time in one of my homes and I really don't like the idea of someone putting her safety at risk. My daughter is the one who brought this to my attention after my cousin's daughter visited her and she ended up kicking her out for taking pictures without her consent and refusing to take them down.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
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    via Faruk Tokluoğlu For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 05
    The idea that I'm trying to interfere with her career is preposterous, my cousin's daughter waa admitted to a very good college and received a scholarship because of me. In my opinion, she's wasting the opportunities I've already given her.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
  • 06
    Her IG has less than 50k followers, I think most of them are bots, or paid followers. She has no coherent message or purpose she's advocating, it seems more like, ooh look at me. She's a bright girl, I helped her get in and pay for college but she actually did all the work and graduated with decent grades. There's no reason she's not making $100+k working instead of mooching off my cousin while attention seeking.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
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    via Anna Keibalo on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 08
    Edit: Thanks to everyone for the comments and suggestions. I didn't expect this to blow up. It's totally first world problems and a minor annoyance in the grand scheme. We have reached an agreement the pictures are being removed. I haven't had to escalate any further.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
  • 09
    I'm still disappointed she's not giving up IG and pursuing a real career but she's not my child, my cousin can deal with that.
    via u/LuckyTheLurker
  • 10
    mos... Very infuriating. A lot of people who get into social media at an early stage are out of touch with reality because they're so consume about what other people see them as. You absolutely have the right to order her not to publish your property as her content. She sounds spoiled
    via u/mostdefher
  • 11
    and entitled. You can't help people like that. Go further than a cease and desist letter. Protect your daughter who's always alone & cut cousin's daughter off as she doesn't care for a relationship with your family or your legal action.
    via u/mostdefher
  • 12
    SalvationSycamore What kind of dumba family members do you have that they think faking being wealthy is a career?
    via u/SalvationSycamore
  • 13
    [deleted] Her career? Your family is stupid for enabling this
    via u/[deleted]
  • 14
    NotRightNotWrong... Why do you allow this person in your home and around your family. Cut. Her. Off.
    via u/NotRightNotWrong15
  • 15
    Mondai_May you can maybe report them and they might get removed. idk it doesnt really fall under intellectual property i dont think. but u can try especially if your house address was shown.
    via u/Mondai_May
  • 16
    TikkiTakkaMuddaF... Sounds like a selfish brat. You helped her get into college but she can't even ask your permission to post your private property online. to make out like it is hers. This is how scammers start out, pretending to be someone they are not. Very infuriating.
    via u/TikkiTakkaMuddaFakka
  • 17
    [deleted] This is absolutely not over- reacting. Criminals stalk IG influencers and will track them down and Rob them or worse, it happens ALOT. I know one Tiktok family who had their house burnt out just for being an influencer and flexing a new car. OP do not let this go. Imo. she is putting a target on you and your house.
    via u/[deleted]

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