EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt has warned fans that a con artist was claiming to be his assistant to steal cash.
The actor, 54, was horrified to discover that fraudsters were pretending to raise money for a charity football match.
Adam, who played Ian Beale in the soap, took to his socials and said: "This person is claiming to be my assistant. They are NOT. I do not have an assistant.
“Please ignore any messages from them relating to me."
He shared a screengrab of 'Cindy's' profile, revealing their bio which reads: "I love my family don't Dm me, love nature and photography, assistant to @Adamwoodyatt.
“Happily married mom, I don't accept followers."
The Instagram account had over 2,000 followers and was following 4,000.
Thankful that Adam had taken the matter into his own hands, one follower said: "They have tried to get someone to pay a deposit for you to attend a charity football match.”
"I got a request and deleted," said another.
"How some of these people think they can get away with this kinda stuff, is actually unbelievable!" one raged.
One follower said that the fraudster told them that Adam was raising money for a child with cancer.
After Adam raised the alarm, one fan noticed that they had removed his name from their bio.
""They've took your name off their bio now. Bet they didn't expect you to call them out," they wrote.
“I had a follow request from them but I expose scammers and I knew the signs. I (talked) with them a little until they told me "you" was raising money for a child with cancer.
“Then I lost my sht with them, called them out, locked and deleted them. I get dozens a day and they suck!! (sic)"
Adam left the show in January last year after he narrowly avoided death after Sharon Watts tried to kill him.
Speaking on White Wine Question Time with Kate Thornton, Adam said: "I’m quite happy doing what I’m doing."
"I haven’t got a clue what’s going to happen."
After saying goodbye to Albert Square, Adam was joined by Coronation Street's Simon Gregson on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
Adam revealed last month that he dropped three stone after ditching booze.
He was warned by doctors that his "liver was taking a hammering", which prompted him to quit drinking.
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Speaking to The Sun, Adam said: "I went into hospital with a stomach issue and they pointed out my liver was probably taking a bit of a hammering."
He said how he was told to give his liver a break for six weeks, but after Covid he explained that he ended up avoiding alcohol for twice as long.
"And I thought, 'Do you know what — I’ve cracked this, I don’t miss it, I’m better off without it'," he said.
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