The ITV Tonight programme has warned fans of soaps like Coronation Street and Emmerdale after dozens of people were scammed out of money through fake celebrity accounts. The special show, Celebrity Scams: Are You At Risk? saw TV presenter and meteorologist Alex Beresford investigate how people use social media accounts to trick fans into parting with their cash. Coronation Street’s Dan Brocklebank, who plays Billy Mayhew on the soap, said: “It’s happened so many times, people set up what they call my personal account or my official account and start to message people, and they’re being conned out of thousands of pounds.
” It's not just soap stars scammers are using, as one of the celebrities most commonly used by fraudsters is MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis. 💭Find out how @itvcorrie and @Emmerdale are fighting back against impersonation scams targeting their actors, and spotting fraudsters on social media.
i️ Celebrity Scams: Are You At Risk? 📆Tonight on ITV1 ⏰8:30pm pic.twitter.com/TImEG6pDbU — Tonight (@ITVTonight) March 13, 2025 Discussing the scams Lewis told Tonight: "My whole work and mission and everything that I try and do is to help consumers to improve their finances and prevent financial injustice.
“To have that perverted and used by criminals to take advantage of my reputation is horrendous.” ITV issues warning amid fake celebrity account scams Also on the programme, Emmerdale star Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) speaks about the fra.
