Johnny Depp: Fraudsters pose as Hollywood stars

Johnny Depp (61) has warned his fans not to fall for different scams. Fraudsters use artificial intelligence (AI), among other things, to pose as Hollywood stars.

First of all, Happy New Year, before he informs his followers in detail that there have apparently been more incidents recently. “Unfortunately, it has been brought to my attention that online fraudsters are increasing their efforts to target my fans and supporters,” Depp explains.

One of the scammers’ scams is that they have “several fraudulent social media and email accounts [erstellen]in which they pretend to be me and members of my team”. AI can be used to create “the illusion” of his face and voice. Fraudsters could “look and sound exactly like him”. However, neither Depp nor his team will ever become fans Ask for money or personal information. “We are actively working to combat these illegal activities,” Depp continues.

In the post he points out his real social media accounts and explains, for example, that he is not on the platforms X, Snapchat or Discord. Depp also does not offer paid meetings, phone calls or memberships. In addition, he does not contact fans via email, social media platforms or messengers such as WhatsApp and Signal.

In recent years it has repeatedly happened that stars have been used by fraudsters for such scams – including, for example, Scarlett Johansson (40) and Taylor Swift (35). Tom Hanks (68) warned on Instagram last summer: “There are several advertisements on the Internet that falsely use my name, likeness and voice to promote miracle cures and miracle cures. These advertisements were created without my consent, fraudulently and created by artificial intelligence.”