Martin Henderson, famed for his part as Jack Sheridan in the popular show Virgin River, has sounded the alarm to his admirers about online scammers. The actor used his official to alert his devotees about potential impersonators.
In an earnest video message, Martin addressed his fans directly, underscoring the importance of being vigilant with social media interactions.
“This is a public service announcement. I don’t have any other social media accounts, and I don’t reach out to anybody outside of this account, ever,” he revealed, highlighting that anyone else claiming contact is likely a swindler.
“So if you or anyone you know is claiming to have been contacted by me, or any of my representatives, or any of my family members for that matter, you should know it’s a scam,” Martin continued, sharing his worry over his followers’ security.
“I advise you strongly to cease all communication with any such persons because it could be harmful. I love you and want the best for you, so please take this message to heart,” reports .
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The star said scammers were impersonating him (Image: Netflix)
Responsively, fans took to comments with gratitude, as one disclosed: “Thank you for this message. Helpful to me as I just was scammed by someone pretending to be you,” while another shared their disillusionment: “Thank you for staying on top of this. Was messaged via Telegram and i’m so disappointed it’s not you.”
One disgruntled follower wrote: “Wish I had seen this before because I got scammed. I learned the hard way.”
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Fans thanked him for the warning (Image: Netflix)
Another fan added: “Yep. One got me today on posing as you.”
Last year, it was reported how a grandmother lost £10,000 to an cryptocurrency scammer who posed as Scottish Outlander actor Sam Heughan. Superfan Mary Ryland, 72, even sold her engagement ring to fund the con and was left devastated.
The fraudster posed as actor Sam and sent her a message – and the pair began communicating back and forth. They even sent sceptical Mary a photo of a fake passport to convince her he was the real deal.
After months of messaging back and forth, retired florist Mary was convinced to deposit money into a cryptocurrency account.
The scammer sent her fake graphs which said her investment was growing, encouraging her to deposit a total of £10,000 – £5,000 of which she was convinced by the scammers that she needed to send to ‘withdraw the money’.
She eventually realised she was being scammed after reading about another woman who had fallen victim to a similar scam. But she was unable to recover any of her cash.