Kiwi Jurassic Park star Sam Neill targeted in fake romance scam

Kiwi actor Sam Neill has issued a dramatic warning to fans over dozens of social media accounts impersonating him in attempted love scams.

Jurassic Park star Neill, 75, shared the warning to Instagram via his assistant on Thursday, alerting his 530,000 followers to a series of scams that are attempting to extract cryptocurrency or cash from his fans in exchange for roles in Jurassic Park, romance or diamond rings.

“Sam has asked me to post on here to share with his followers an idea of the number of fake Sam Neill accounts out there on Instagram. The ONLY real Sam Neill account is this one — with the blue verified tick (circled in the image),” the post read.

“Sam will never contact you on social media from an unverified account. ‼️ That’ll be a scammer‼️ He will never write to you to ask you to continue the conversation on another platform (WhatsApp/Telegram/Hangouts etc). ‼️S.C.A.M.M.E.R.‼️”

Love scams, also known as romance scams, have risen to prominence in recent years. In the sometimes years-long ploys, a scammer will feign romantic interest in their victim in order to obtain affection, goods and services.

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