Paul McCartney's son James has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a 'fake online profiles' scam, taking to Instagram on Tuesday to warn his fans. The singer, 47, said he had internet profiles 'claiming to be him' just a day after Sandra Bullock, 60, issued a rare public statement sharing her 'deep concern' for her family's safety over a similar scheme. James posted a black and white picture of himself with the caption: 'As I'm sure many of you have seen or indeed already experienced some interaction with, there are a number of online profiles claiming to be me, my Manager or a business representative.

'In some instances, these FAKE accounts are encouraging you to send money with a promise to set up a "meet & greet", "chat direct with James" or similar. 'Please know that I only post across my verified accounts & certainly don't offer any of the aforementioned. Remain vigilant & please do not communicate with any of these FAKE accounts / impersonators. 'Thank you for your continued love & support - James xx ❤️'.

James McCartney has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a 'fake online profiles' scam, taking to Instagram on Tuesday to warn his fans. Paul McCartney's son said he had recently seen internet profiles 'claiming to be him'. It comes just a day after Sandra Bullock, 60, issued a rare public statement sharing her 'deep concern' for her family's safety over a similar scheme. The musician, who was born in 1977 to Paul and Linda McCartney, received a string of supportive messages in the comments section, as well as words from people who claimed to have been contacted by the scammers.

The same day, BBC presenter Naga Munchetty has told of her fury after scammers posted fake nude photos of her online in a bid to con social media users out of their cash. The 49-year-old said she had found paid advertisements on X and Facebook that included the explicit fake images to 'trick people out of their hard-earned money'. It comes amid claims the bogus news sites had encouraged people to invest in cryptocurrency by taking the 'authority, integrity [and] credibility' of trusted figures.

Speaking to BBC News, Naga said: 'I was both mortified and bemused, curious about who would pay good money to spread such obvious nonsense. And what was their motive? Is it something malicious? Someone with an axe to grind?. 'I discussed it with my 5 Live production team, and we began to dig into it more. It soon became apparent that my name and image were being used by scammers to try to hoodwink people out of money.'.

She added some of the paid-for advertisements had used 'crudely mocked-up images' of her 'naked' with her face 'badly photoshopped onto someone else's body'. Fake articles had displayed adverts claiming Naga 'didn't know the camera was still recording' and that she had partaken in a 'scandalous interview'. Naga also talked to BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham on BBC 5 Live where he said the same thing had happened to him on the Bluesky social media site.

The 49-year-old (pictured) said she had found paid advertisements on X and Facebook that included the explicit fake images to 'trick people out of their hard-earned money'. A fake advertisement featuring Naga Munchetty. Bogus news sites encouraged people to invest in cryptocurrency by taking the 'authority, integrity [and] credibility' of trusted figures. Mr Packham described it as 'extraordinarily offensive, and worrying', saying he 'loathes the idea that vulnerable people could potentially be exploited' because of 'some hideous scammers'.

Naga said the BBC legal department had fake websites taken down through copyright law, but added she had been 'told another website is likely to pop up soon enough, and getting ads taken down from X has become more difficult since it changed ownership'. A Meta spokesman said: 'People who impersonate others on Facebook and Instagram violate our policies, and we remove this content when it's found - like we are doing in this case.

'We continue to invest in technology to improve our detection and enforcement against scams and work with law enforcement to prosecute scammers.'. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has a policy of not allowing users to 'impersonate others, misrepresent their identity to mislead or deceive others, violate our policies or to evade enforcement'. X and Bluesky have been contacted for comment.

It comes after Oscar winner Sandra had a serious scare on Monday, releasing a statement expressing her worries for her family and other innocent people being targeted by such scams, stating that anyone claiming to be her is an impersonator. She told People: 'My family's safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern, and there will be a time when I will comment more, but for now our focus is helping law enforcement handle this matter.