The James Martin's Saturday Morning ITV presenter took to Instagram to try to stop fans falling victim to any con artists
Celebrity chef James Martin has issued a serious message, letting fans know that scammers are creating many fake accounts using his name. The TV host of ITV's 'James Martin's Saturday Morning' used Instagram to warn fans not to fall prey to these tricksters.
In his warning, he said: "FAKES AND SCAMMERS...please read...I want to say a few important words about scammers....My team and I are seeing increasing numbers of fake 'James Martin' accounts, web pages and alleged management/PR Manager accounts. "My team is blocking and reporting multiple accounts across social media daily. Many have been closed. However, new ones pop up all the time. They scrape images and content from my official accounts, in many cases, in an attempt to look legitimate. The accounts and pages shown here are just a small selection of what we have seen and reported lately."As I have posted before...
The growth of false profiles on Instagram and other platforms has also been noted by Hairy Biker Si King. Following the sad passing of co-host Dave Myers, he discovered scammers setting up phony accounts to trick fans out of their money. Get all the latest celebrity and TV news straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter here.
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