Manu Feildel’s surprise ‘bank balance’ exposed as his Instagram is hacked by cryptocurrency scammers

Manu Feildel has become the latest celebrity chef to fall victim to cryptocurrency scammers. 

The My Kitchen Rules judge’s Instagram page was hijacked by scammers in a bid to dupe his fans into sending them money.

They posted screenshots of fake bank statements to claim Manu made just over $10,000 from ‘safe and legit’ investments.

The scammers even went out of their way to Photoshop the chef’s name onto the fake statements. 

Manu is yet to address the scam posts and Daily Mail Australia has reached out for comment.

It comes less than 24 hours after Masterchef judge Melissa Leong shared an urgent warning on Tuesday after her friend had her life savings ‘cleaned out’ by a text scammer.

The 41-year-old food critic took to her Instagram Story to spread awareness about scams sent via text and emails and how easy it can is to be targeted.

Melissa explained how her friend received a text message that had been ‘made to look like’ a company she’d been dealing with.

She said her friend ‘filled out a form and has now had her entire saving account cleared out.’

‘If she can be taken by this, anyone can,’ she said.

Meanwhile, restaurateur Maggie Beer fell victim to online scams in March after a series of bizarre posts surfaced on her Instagram feed.

Concerns grew after her official account shared several posts asking followers to donate money to a GoFundMe campaign.

The posts, which have since been deleted, also provided bank details for fans to transfer their donations.

Her team later clarified the situation in a post, announcing that Maggie’s account had been ‘compromised’ and experts were addressing the situation. 

‘We are currently working with our experts to secure the account as a priority and remove fraudulent content as quickly as possible’, the announcement read.

Maggie’s team also warned her followers not to engage with any fundraiser that has been promoted on her page in the past 24 hours.

In the past, her identity has been fraudulently used to promote products like cannabis oil, weight loss products and ‘keto’ gummy bears.

Speaking to A Current Affair in 2021, Maggie said she felt ‘violated’ by these false celebrity endorsements.

‘People trust me and therefore they see the name and … it takes something away from me every time,’ she lamented.

If you have been impacted by a scam, contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission at or Scamwatch.