Lindsay Lohan was left fearing for her life when a man threatened her with a gun on Sunday - breaking down in floods of tears when she realized the weapon was a fake.

The Mean Girls star is on vacation in Morocco and went on a shopping trip with friends this weekend.

However, Lohan was terrified to come face-to-face with a gun-wielding man - who she was convinced wanted to kill her.

In a post on her personal Twitter.com page, she writes, “I was walking… with the security guard & some guy was following me, then pulled up in his car & pointed a GUN at me! I was on the phone (with) my mom & I screamed and ducked & the guy started laughing & pushed the trigger & it was a fake gun. I was crying…he scared me.”