Social media scam: Sam Neill issues scam warning to thousands after Logies win

Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has an vital PSA for his followers: In the event you get a message from him on social media, it is most likely not truly from him in any respect.

Recent off securing his second Silver Logie, the New Zealand-born star, 75, has shared a warning to his a whole lot of hundreds of social media followers who might fall prey to a scheme that he says “at all times [ends] in scamming you out of cash”.

“SCAM ! PLEASE IGNORE !!That is one in all plenty of rip-off accounts on social media pretending to be me,” Neill wrote on Instagram alongside a screenshot of a Fb account, which had a photograph of a blue tick signifying verification because the account’s profile image, pretending to be his.

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Sam Neill has issued a warning to his followers over scammers impersonating him on social media. (Getty)

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Neill’s warning continued: ”They now begin together with blue ticks to make them appear like a verified account. Please observe anybody contacting you saying they’re me, symbolize me, are from my administration staff or comparable is a faux!”

“They may begin conversations that at all times finish in scamming you out of cash. (They will additionally attempt get you on to different platforms like Skype, WhatsApp and many others to proceed the conversations )PLEASE IGNORE !! And in addition report back to Instagram / Threads / Fb / Twitter so these fraudsters pages will be shut down.”

It is not the primary time scammers have used a star’s likeness to attain a payday – earlier this 12 months, one girl got here ahead solely to 9news.com.au about falling sufferer to an elaborate catfishing scheme that noticed her lose $37,000 to a scammer pretending to be Aussie actor Alex O’Loughlin on social media.

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The rip-off sufferer additionally claimed that she wasn’t the one one, alleging that she knew of a few of the Hawaii 5-0 star’s followers who had misplaced as much as $350,000.

Learn extra in regards to the frequent Fb and Instagram rip-off right here.

Tricks to keep secure on Fb and Instagram from Meta

Do not share private info similar to cost login and password particulars, checking account info, credit score or debit card particulars, and if you promote or eliminate your digital units, clear all private info from the gadget. Meta additionally encourages customers to not share this monetary info even when making or accepting a purchase order. You may report a vendor on Fb Market right here if it’s good to.
Report suspicious accounts, adverts or posts on Fb or Instagram by means of the app, or their respective Assist Centres.
Do not click on on suspicious hyperlinks or belief messages demanding cash, providing items, threatening to delete or ban your account, or providing to confirm your account on Instagram. Emails from Fb about your account at all times come from fb.com, fb.com or facebookmail.com, and Fb won’t ever ask you in your password in an electronic mail or ship you a password as an attachment. You may see official emails despatched from the platforms through Settings inside the apps.
Do not reply to suspicious messages or emails, and by no means reveal your login particulars, private info, or monetary particulars.
In the event you get a wierd electronic mail or message, it’s also possible to report it to phish@fb.com/ phish@instagram.com.

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If in case you have been phished, here is what you are able to do

Do you have to unintentionally click on on a suspicious hyperlink and enter your username and password there, another person might be able to then acquire entry your account. In the event you can nonetheless entry your account, reset your password and log off of all units you do not personal. Learn to try this right here.

If you cannot entry your account anymore, Fb and Instagram each have processes you may undergo to get better your account.

For extra safety, you may activate two-factor authentication. Be taught extra about how one can enhance your Instagram account’s safety right here.

You may report a rip-off to the ACCC by means of Scamwatch, which provides additional info on the place to get assist, and the way to shield your self from scams.