BallerBusters: the Instagram account exposing phoney entrepreneurs

The page is on the hunt for ‘FlexOffenders’ boasting of invented wealth

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An Instagram account is winning fans worldwide by exposing fake entrepreneurs who boast of flashy lifestyles but don’t “act their wage”.

The account - @BallerBusters - uses receipts and crowdsourced information from followers to expose people who brag about their wealth but “don’t have the cash to back it up”, says The New York Times.

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