Martin Lewis furious over ‘lying, scamming thieves’ who use his identity to steal money

28 April 2022, 11:48

Martin Lewis has warned This Morning viewers who have fallen victim to fraudsters pretending to be him.

Martin Lewis has slammed fraudsters who continue to steal money by using his face.

The Money Saving Expert appeared on This Morning on Wednesday via video call to chat about the cost of living crisis.

And speaking to hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, the 49-year-old became visibly emotional when a viewer asked about a very sophisticated scam.

Reading out a question from viewer Sarah, Holly said: “I’ve seen Martin Lewis championing Bitcoin purchases, but my concern is…”

As Martin could be seen shaking his head, Holly continued: “These are Bitcoin purchases asking for £2,000 to be transferred over and then be transferred back. Can you tell me if this is genuine?”

Martin then responded: “It’s a scam, it’s a scam, it’s absolutely a scam. I do not do any adverts.

“Look, Bitcoin is a speculative investment and I don’t do speculative investments.

“That’s why I don’t talk about it. I’m not going to go into it, good or bad, there’s a lot of debate around there. Some people love it, some people say it’s destabilising.

“I certainly wouldn’t put more money than you can afford to lose in it but it may very well get you a lot of money if it goes right.