"Nasrati disregarded that voicemail as a practical joke, or some sort of scam. "Being the person that I am, I don't really get bothered by these kinds of things," he told Fortune. But then, the texts came. From multiple different unknown numbers, they spelled out his name, his mother's name, and his home address, followed by a chilling message: " we're on our way." Random phone calls came that loudly and "vulgarly" insulted Nasrati and his Islamic faith."
"Back at home, Nasrati, trying to piece together what had happened, says he opened his laptop in disbelief. His work account had already been disabled. Frantically scanning online, the source of the harassment finally became clear: an X profile created under the handle @ IslamAli911, filled with inflammatory posts celebrating the assassin of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, and plastered with his photo and full name."
Ali Nasrati, a 30-year-old IT specialist at a Virginia Walmart, received anonymous calls and texts that revealed his name, mother's name, and home address and threatened 'we're on our way.' His work account was disabled and he received a voicemail from Walmart corporate about a suspension pending an internal investigation. A counterfeit X profile under the handle @IslamAli911 appeared, posting inflammatory messages celebrating the assassin of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk and using Nasrati's photo and full name. Multiple unknown numbers sent abusive calls insulting his Islamic faith. Nasrati's calls to his employer went unanswered and Walmart declined to comment.
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