Warning: The top 20 celebs used by scammers – beware ads featuring Martin Lewis and Taylor Swift

MSE_Molly_G

If you see an online advert, particularly if it features a celebrity, always assume it could be a scam. That's a warning from Martin Lewis after our exclusive analysis of Action Fraud data found that the MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder, alongside Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, is the most featured public figure in reports to it.

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Warning: The top 20 celebs used by scammers – beware ads featuring Martin Lewis, Taylor Swift and Elon Musk

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cardriver98

why are people getting scammed???  why are we more gullible. ???  i have closed my mind to ALL adverts, so become immune.. its working a treat..  reverse therapy... the more you see an advert the less chance of buying it.. IT WORKS. 

quickstepqueen74

I play games on my mobile phone and I've just seen an "ad" featuring Martin Lewis that is clearly not with his consent. As the game has been downloaded through the app Mistplay I can't seem to find a website link to the exact page to report it to Action Fraud. Do game ads even come under Action Fraud's remit as I can't find a category for it.

MSE_Molly_G

@quickstepqueen74 Thanks for flagging this. It may be difficult to report this to Action Fraud without a website link unfortunately. We understand how frustrating it is to see these ads.