Video: Good Morning Britain
Donegal star Daniel O’Donnell went on UK television this morning to implore fans not to engage with scammers.
For years, Daniel has been urging his fanbase about fake profiles pretending to be him and asking for money.
This Christmas, he is warning people not to fall for the impersonation profiles.
“I stress so often, I make videos saying I will not contact you, I will never ask you for money. I don’t charge for meet and greets because I meet people after every show. I don’t charge to send somebody a video,” he told Good Morning Britain.
“There is no reason at any time, other than getting a ticket to a concert or buy a record, when you have to pay any money, certainly not directly to me.”
“I put up videos saying do not engage with people on Facebook because it will not be me, and still people get caught,” he said.
Daniel said the scammers often jump at the opportunity to send friend requests and private messages to his fans through social media.
“They are so convincing and they seem to be able to use the right words,” he said.
“If you read ‘thank you for your love and support’, I would never start a sentence like that.”