'Some awful people about': UK sports presenter Laura Woods warns fans of woman pretending to be her personal assistant
Laura Woods has warned fans "there are some awful people about" after a scammer pretended to be her personal assistant.
The UK sports presenter has taken to Instagram to caution her followers of a fake account reaching out claiming to be her PA.
"Had a lot of messages about this account," she wrote on her Instagram story alongside a screenshot of the DM.
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Laura Woods has warned fans of a scammer on Instagram pretending to be her personal assistant. Instagram
"It's nothing to do with me, so please block & report if they message you."
The DM sent by the fake account to one of Woods' followers claimed to be from her "Online manager and personal assistance".
"She's reaching out to her fans," it read. "And you're among the one chosen to talk to her on private chat would you love to talk to her?"
The poorly written message can obviously be read as a scam, however it's easy to see how an excited fan skimming over the text could get swept up in it all.
Laura Woods shared the warning to her Instagram story, including the DM fans were receiving. Instagram
On another Instagram story, Woods explained to her followers that if the message is not from her verified account, it has nothing to do with her.
"I also don't have any private Instagram accounts in my name & I don't have an assistant, so again please block & report," she said. 'There are some awful people about! Be careful."
The news comes after a slew of celebrities haven spoken out on the dangers of the rising number of AI scams.
Hamish Blake and Tom Hanks are among those whose likeness has been used to market products they have never even heard of.
"I don't even understand what that product is," Blake told 2GB Radio host Ben Fordham about the weight loss gummies he was supposedly promoting.
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Hamish Blake spoke with 2GB's Radio host Ben Fordham about the dangers of increasing AI scams. Instagram
"Take that as well as the fact I really wouldn't do something like that."
Despite the video being of low quality, with Blake noting that the advertisement didn't seem to be "the highest budget affair", he fears technology "is only going to get a lot better".
"That's the scary thing," he told Fordham.
"It's got to work on some level otherwise companies wouldn't do it".
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