CHRIS Packham has become the latest celebrity to have his likeness used without his permission in phoney crypto currency adverts posted online by internet scammers. A picture of the New Forest-based TV naturalist has featured in numerous online ads, prompting him to call on Twitter – now rebranded as X – to “fix” the situation. Chris PackhamIn a recent tweet seen by more than 1.3-million people, Mr Packham wrote: “I'm currently the target of a significant scam operation on Twitter involving 100s of profiles. Scammers used shots of Chris Packham unlawfully“These adverts may seem innocuous, but the perpetrators must be stealing £10,000s from unsuspecting people online. Elon Musk – this urgently needs fixing.”A scam ad made to look like a BBC news article on Chris PackhamResponding in an online forum to the faked adverts, one user wrote: “The idea of Chris Packham of all people hawking some crypto bro investment thing is laughable.

Source: The Times October 10, 2023 17:41 UTC