A grieving family have revealed their dead son’s pictures are being used by a "sick" person to create fake profiles on dating apps and social media.
Sam Standerwick died in 2016 , when he was only 25, due to heart failure after a night out with friends.
Now his sister Amy has told of her horror at discovering images of her dead brother on Plenty of Fish, Tinder and Bumble dating sites.
The family raised concern girls will be tricked into sending illicit photos to people with "sinister" intentions, reports North Wales Live .
Amy also found a fake Instagram account with 339 followers which has been set up using photographs downloaded from both Sam’s Facebook page and Instagram account.
"The same thing happened around a year ago, and they used the same name of Ben Jones, this person has also said they worked in CCTV, which is what my brother did, so they’ve even stolen his profession," the horrified sister said.
"Last year I got all the sites to take his profiles down, but I can’t believe it has happened again and the same name has appeared again."
It is understood the profiles and accounts have been set up by the same person or people who did it last year.
Amy continued: "The photographs have been taken from his Instagram account and Facebook page, and this ‘Ben Jones’ has even posted images of my daughter and Sam’s girlfriend.
"Whoever has done this is sick, and it’s sickening what they have done, and what we are all very worried about as a family is what this person’s intentions are.
"We are concerned girls will be tricked into sending illicit photographs of themselves to this person, or will agree to meet up."
The dating sites have taken the fake profiles down, but after being contacted by the family, Instagram have asked for proof that Sam has passed away and even asked them what ‘images’ they would like to be taken down.
Amy said:"I contacted Instagram myself and wasn’t very impressed with their response, I had to send them newspaper stories when Sam died, to prove his death and then they asked what images I’d like them to delete, when obviously I just want the account deleted."
Adrian Standerwick, Sam’s father said: "This whole thing is deeply upsetting for the family, and in a few days time it will be 26 months since we last saw Sam.
"Whoever has done this seems to have sinister intentions. Who knows, he could be tricking young women to be doing all sorts of things and what’s not to say he could be violent?"
Instagram have been approached for comment.
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