Primus drummer position hopefuls falling victim to "pranksters" impersonating band

As you likely already know, longtime Primus drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander abruptly quit the band in October, compelling the group to launch a campaign to find his replacement.
Since beginning to accept submissions last month, roughly 5,000 hopefuls have taken a stab at securing the gig. Unfortunately, where there's excitement, there are also troublemakers. Apparently, some ne'er-do-wells have entered the fray and contacted a portion of the candidates while posing as official members of the Primus camp, which obviously leads to nothing good.
Primus mastermind Les Claypool has taken to Instagram to caution hopefuls about the troublemakers:
"As we begin to wrap up the process of scouring the over 5,000 applications we've received and we begin to schedule the auditions for later in January, we unfortunately have been plagued by a handful of pranksters who think it is funny to contact some of the applicants on their own and pretend to be a representative from Primus. Although this is obviously the work of some extremely clever individuals whose intellect and sophistication must far exceed any of the general public to the point that none of us are really able to comprehend and appreciate this kind of humor, it is our duty here in the Primus camp to at least give a "heads up" as it were, to those who may be duped by these sad individuals who are obviously struggling with their own insecurities and shriveled genitalia.
"Please note that any correspondence from Primus to would-be drum candidates will come from our management and will have confirmation information within the email.
Sorry for any inconvenience if you've experienced any of this."
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