The internet is trying to solve the mystery of an Instagram account that only followed people named 'Paul Williams'
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- People online are bewildered by an Instagram account that, up until very recently, only followed men named "Paul Williams."
- A 19-year-old student artist named Paul Williams discovered the account, lisajames419419, when "Lisa" started following him early last week.
- He later realized the account was following numerous people who shared his name.
- The teen documented the bizarre situation on Twitter, and people online quickly started to form theories about the account's strange activity.
- A few Instagram users identified the woman in the picture as adult film star Briana Lee, whose photos are often used for catfishing schemes.
- It's not clear who "Lisa" is, but we're guessing the account is likely a bot.
- In fact, several people have mentioned on Twitter that the same thing once happened to them on Instagram.
People online are bewildered by an Instagram account that, up until very recently, only followed men named "Paul Williams." It all started when 19-year-old Paul Williams, a student artist based in Indiana, tweeted about the account early last week, BuzzFeed News reported.
Who is "Lisa James" and what does she want?
Williams told BuzzFeed News that he discovered the account, lisajames419419, when he got a notification on his phone that "Lisa" had followed him. At first, he "brushed it off," thinking "Lisa" was a bot. Indeed, the account's profile only had one post: a photo of a woman pouting her lips — ostensibly, "Lisa James" herself.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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