Actor Johnny Depp took to Instagram to alert fans about online scammers impersonating him and using artificial intelligence to create convincing replicas of his face and voice. Depp warned that these scammers are creating fake social media and email accounts to solicit money from his supporters. He emphasized that he will never directly contact fans for financial purposes and urged them to be cautious of any requests for money or personal information.
"Neither myself, my team, my agent, nor my family will ever contact you on my behalf asking for money or your personal information," he saidBenjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for over five years.The actor, 61, wished his followers on Instagram a "Happy New Year" on Monday, Jan. 6, while also alerting fans about people impersonating him online and soliciting money.
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