Carol Vorderman has taken to Instagram to warn her followers about some “strange” accounts which have popped up on the picture-sharing site, impersonating her. The Countdown legend advised fans to look out for the blue tick indicating verified users and warned of potential scams.
The 60-year-old TV and radio star told fans not to follow the other accounts in her name as they were “ALL FAKE”.
Carol confirmed her social media accounts to avoid confusion.
The BBC Radio Wales presenter warned her 80,000 followers of the hidden danger and admitted that she was worried that they would scam people.
“Morning lovelies,” she wrote online today, before speaking out about the matter.
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“Lots of you have been telling me that there are some strange Carol Vorderman accounts which have started following them,” the maths whiz began.
“PLEASE don’t follow them back, as they are ALL FAKE accounts, and I don’t want them scamming you for something.”
“This @carolvorders is my ONLY account on Insta and @Carolvorders (same name) on Twitter.
“Stay safe,” she urged her fans as she signed off.
The 37-year-old presenter said she had received some “odd reports” from fans regarding an account which was impersonating her online.
“Please stop these nonsense accounts…,” she wrote, in view of her 233,000 followers.
“If someone claiming to be me keeps messaging asking you odd things IT IS NOT ME…
“Getting some odd reports,” the former Blue Peter star added.
Alongside her post, she shared a screenshot of the fake account she was referring to.
