India, March 15 -- A New York City influencer found herself at the centre of an unexpected and bizarre situation-her images being turned into life-sized cardboard cutouts and sold online without her consent.

Kelsey Kotzur, 31, shared her shock in a video, revealing that unknown individuals had been using her pictures to create and sell these cutouts.

"When I decided to make videos on the internet, this is the last thing I thought would happen," Kotzur said in her video.

She first came across the cutouts last fall but was recently alerted that new variations had been added, with some selling for nearly $80. One listing, titled "Kelsey Kotzur (Jeans) Cardboard Cutout," was even marked as a "HOT Product," having received 26 views in just ...