scotty mccreery is here in the triangle. and getting a message from him was not that unusual, now, a red flag. here is diane wilson. [music plays] diane: his voice launched him into stardom. [music plays] diane: scotty mccreery's facebook page over 2 million fans. this is one of them. as soon as she liked his fan page. >> she sent me a message. diane: shocked. a message from the megastar >> i'm talking to scotty mccreery. diane: just normal conversation at first. >> saying can you help me. diane: the messages that appear to be from mccreery. one message asked her to pickup a personal briefcase from a security company. >> take $100,000, i will give you $20,000 of that and take care of it delivery fee. diane: that is the big red flag, where the scam would have came in. she would wire the money and it is gone. the person messaging her not the real scotty mccreery. instead just someone who used his fan page profile picture to message angel and make it appear it was the country music star. >> i almost fell for it myself. if other

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ruben studdard, fantasia, scotty mccreery, caleb johnson and nick fradiani... along with season ten runner-up lauren alaina. even *more idol stars are expected next week as well. it all starts tonight at eight, right here on fox 13. 3 up next: a *supreme show... coming to clearwater tonight. the legendary singer, taking the stage! plus: dave has another check on the wednesday forecast. 3 r again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... 3 of the original *divas of pop music tonight. "diana ross" is bringing her new tour to ruth eckerd hall in clearwater. of course she got her career started with the "supremes" back in the 19-60s. she also has six number one hits, as a solo artist, including this one... "aint no mountain high enough." tickets start at 58 dollars. the concert starts at eight. 3 today in sarasota: the fifth annual "fun and fitness expo" is taking place. "new college" is hosting it. the event introduces students and the community on ways to be active and stay hea

the person messaging her not the real scottie mccreery. instead, someone who used his fan page profile picture to message her and make it appear it was the country music star. >> i almost fell for it myself, and if other people fell for it, i think you could easily get trapped in this kind of thing, especially with the money. anthony: diane wilson with that report. you need to watch out for these fake facebook pages. the best advice, anytime someone asks you through facebook to pay money, it is a scam, and we notice something here, you have to be really careful of that check that supposedly verifies the account. you've got one check to your supposedly to make you feel safe. caitlin: can't be too careful. anthony: 27 degrees at 7:28. coming up, special honor for our friend and colleague larry stogner. right here in our newsroom. >> stay connected with abc 11 on facebook and twitter. >> oh, it's a bone-chilling saturday so far, february 6. we've got 27 degrees. it's about 7:30. i'm anthony wilson and welcome. caitlin: i'm caitlin knute becau

the first 12 singers are getting help from lauren alaina, fantasia, caleb johnson, scotty mccreery and ruben studdard. studdard says" "having the opportunity to perform for people that have already either won or placed really high in the show probably makes them more nervous than anything, but you know, like i told the two girls that i'm singing with, you just have to have fun." mccreery says: "i can give them my opinions if i think, you know, 'that's great.' or, you know, "i don't know about that." but at the end of the day, it's their show and their performance, so i'm just here to try to help make them shine." fradiani says: "they are asking questions, but most of them have been really good questions and they're working with me a lot, you know, on the side, so we're both comfortable." snd full: american idol 2/4/16 "24 of them they move on to the final spot" host ryan seacrest is impressed by the judges top 24 picks... seacrest says: "in watching back it felt like you guys did such a great job in picking great talent and it came down to what they decided to do in that moment. they a

winners and finalists return sing with the top 24 singers are from nick fantasia, caleb johnson, scotty mccreery and ruben studdard. studdard says" "having the opportunity to perform for people that have already either won or placed really high in the show probably makes them more nervous than anything, but you know, like i told the two girls that i'm you just have to have fun." mccreery says: "i can give them my opinions if i think, you know, 'that's great.' or, you know, "i don't know about show and their performance, so "they are asking questions, questions working with me a lot, you know, we're both them they move on to the final spot" host ryan impressed by the judges top 24 picks... seacrest says: "in watching back it felt like you guys did such a great job in picking great talent and it came down to decided to do in that moment. they all have it but did they make the right choice." nat pop: "keep moving" the they're learning a lot from the former idols... isabella says: "nick has been a really great helped me just be myself on up and act like every time is the last time i will be renae sa

the first 12 getting help from nick fradiani, lauren alaina, fantasia, caleb johnson, scotty mccreery and ruben studdard. studdard says" "having the opportunity to already either won or placed really high in the show probably makes them more nervous than anything, but you know, like i told the two girls that i'm singing with, you just have to have fun." mccreery says: "i can give them my opinions if i think, you know, 'that's great.' or, you know, "i don't know about that." but at the end of the day, it's their show and their performance, so i'm just here to try to help make them shine." fradiani says: "they are asking questions, but most of them have been really good questions and they're working with me a lot, you know, on the side, so we're both comfortable." snd full: (american idol 2/4/16) "24 of them they move on to the final spot" host ryan seacrest is impressed by the judges top 24 picks... seacrest says: "in watching back it felt like you guys did such a great job in picking great talent and it came down to what they decided to do in that moment. they all have it but did they

from nick, lauren, fantasia, caleb, scotty mccreery and reuben studdard. >> people who won or placed high in the show probably makes them more nervous than anything, like i told the two girls i'm singing with, you have to have fun. >> i can give my opinions, that's great. i don't know about that. at the end of the day, it's their show and their performance, i'm here to help them shine. >> they're asking questions, most are good questions, working with me on the side, so we're comfortable. >> reporter: 24 move onto the final spot. host ryan seacrest is impressed by the judges' top 24 picks. >> you did such a great job picking talent. >> it came down to what they decided to do. >> right? they all have it, but did they make the right choice? >> agreed. >> reporter: the contestants are learning a lot from the former idols. mentor, helped me loosen up and act like every time is the last time i will be performing. most of the time i was freaking out, i can't believe i got scottie! he was one of my favorites. i remember screaming. i was like ah! and i got paired up with reuben. incredible.

from nick, lauren, fantasia, caleb, scotty mccreery and reuben studdard. >> people who won or placed high in the show probably makes them more nervous than anything, like i told the two girls i'm singing with, you have to have fun. >> i can give my opinions, that's great. i don't know about that. at the end of the day, it's their show and their performance, i'm here to help them shine. >> they're asking questions, most are good questions, working with me on the side, so we're comfortable. >> reporter: 24 move onto the final spot. host ryan seacrest is impressed by the judges' top 24 picks. >> you did such a great job picking talent. >> it came down to what they decided to do. >> right? they all have it, but did they make the right choice? >> agreed. >> reporter: the contestants are learning a lot from the former idols. mentor, helped me loosen up and act like every time is the last time i will be performing. most of the time i was freaking out, i can't believe i got scottie! he was one of my favorites. i remember screaming. i was like ah! and i got paired up with reuben. incredible.

scotty mccreery performing in orlando. he will hit the stage at seaworld. gets get to enjoy live music and great food. festivities begin at high noon and the concert starts at 4:00. well, let's talk red here are the cameras could be on their way out of orlando, big court ruling came down this week so what does this mean for all the people who have received are the camera tickets in the city of orlando? kirstin delgado has the story. >> and i got the opinion in the mail today. >> reporter: in 2014 attorney kelly hastings got a are the ticket. she then went to court to appeal it not because she didn't run the are the she thought the ticket that gave out the tickets american traffic solutions did so unjustly. >> it would be different if the city kept the power and the city decided whether there was a violation or not but this out of state company is making that decision and the constitution doesn't allow for that. it's called an improper delegation of police powers. >> reporter: hastings says the system is flawed because it too much power. the 9th circuit cour

scotty ruben studdard. "having the opportunity to perform for already either won or placed the show probably makes nervous than anything, but told the two girls that i'm singing with, have fun." mccreery says: my opinions if i think, you know, or, you know, "i don't know about that." but at the end of the day, it's their show and their performance, so try to help them have been really good questions and they're working with me a lot, you know, on the side, so we're both comfortable."snd full: "24 of them they move on to the final spot" host ryan seacrest is impressed by the judges top 24 picks... seacrest says: "in watching back it felt like you guys did such a great job in picking great talent and it came down to what they decided to do in that moment. they all have it but did they make the right choice." nat pop: "keep moving" the contestants say they're learning a lot from the former idols... isabella says: "nick has been a really great mentor. he's helped me just be myself on stage and loosen up and act like every time is the last time i will be performing."renae says: "mostly i was just freaking out. i was like oh, my gosh, i can't believe i got scottie, i was so excited because