Martin Lewis forced to deny he is dead as upset family members see fake news online
June 11, 2020 - 17:17 BST Andrea Caamano Martin Lewis was forced to deny his death on Thursday after a scam advert revealed the UK had been left in shock over his passing.
Replying to Barbara, a fan who shared a screengrab of the fake ad of his death which featured on The Guardian's website, the money expert said:"Disgusting scum. I've already had upset messages from friends today who've seen this scam advert trading on the fact I've died. MORE: This Morning's Martin Lewis takes on internet trolls to defend his wife from gold digger claims"@guardian usually pretty good at taking it down, but it's on lots of other sites too. Thanks to Barbara and all who've notified me," he added.
The ad in question had a picture of Martin with the words:"Breaking news: Farewell Martin Lewis. The UK is in shock," written across it.Sharing the picture to his nearly one million Twitter followers later in the day, Martin added:"Sadly, this disgusting scam ad is on many legit websites including newspapers. Clearly I'm not dead. It links to a fake Daily Mirror site to push bitcoin traders . If you see it please report it to the site provider.
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