- He said there are a ‘large number of fake Twitter and Facebook ads’ featuring him
BBC Springwatch star Chris Packham has revealed he as been the target of a Twitter crypto scam he fears has conned victims out of tens of thousands of pounds.
Mr Packham posted on X (formerly known as Twitter): ‘I’m currently the target of a significant scam operation on Twitter involving 100s of profiles.
‘They come in the form of paid-for adverts claiming that I made money from cryptocurrencies, then using my fake ‘endorsement’ to encourage others to invest too…
‘For the avoidance of doubt, these are all scams.’
He also posted a video, in which he said there are ‘a large number of fake Twitter and fake Facebook ads and profiles out there’ featuring him.
‘Some of them claim that I had been fortunate enough to have made a fortune on crypto currency – that’s not the case,’ he explained.
‘I don’t know anything about crypto currency and nor therefore would I pass on any advice and encourage you to part with any money.
‘These are scams. Please, do not be taken in by these fraudsters.’
He said he reported the fake ads and accounts to Facebook and Twitter, after which some profiles were taken down on Facebook.
Mr Packham said he was still trying to get them taken down on Twitter.
He even tagged CEO Elon Musk in his post in a last ditch effort to raise the issue.
He added about the fake posts: ‘Some of them appear to have from national newspapers and one even under the banner of BBC News.
‘I can assure you it’s nothing to do with BBC News. The BBC are aware of it and they are doing what they can internally to protect their own copyright and have it taken down.
‘So, please, they’re frauds, it’s fake, take no notice of it, we’ll carry on.’
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