My wife recently had an event that caused significant organic growth in her Instagram, and immediately afterwards she was followed by approximately 1000 account

My wife recently had an event that caused significant organic growth in her Instagram, and immediately afterwards she was followed by approximately 1000 accounts with no connection to her profession. Then she got an email saying, "I just gave you a free boost. Would you like to buy more?" I can see buying followers being a status symbol for a certain set of teenagers. It's just another way of spending your parents' money.