Good afternoon,

We are receiving ever increasing numbers of reports from residents of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who have been contacted by people purporting to be a famous celebrity.  Although it may be exciting to imagine a life of glamour and celebrity - these are criminals set on defrauding you.  Indeed, many of the celebrities, like Keanu Reeves, famously do not have any official social media presence at all. 

Brad Pitt's management company wrote about just this kind of incident: https://variety.com/2025/film/global/brad-pitt-responds-scam-french-woman-1236275941/ 

Regardless of the story the criminals spin, celebrities do not need your hard earned cash.   

If this isn't relevant to you, please share it with someone who might be interested.

If you've been affected by a crime please contact Victim Care Hub for free, confidential support: Home - Hampshire Victim Care Hub (hampshireiowvictimcare.co.uk) or phone 0808 178 1641

If you would like to report a crime anonymously please contact: Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org) or phone 0800 555 111

Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here.

If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud

If a crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. 

Otherwise, report online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team