Friday, March 29, 2024

Tyler Perry Warns Fans of Online Scams: ‘I Am Not Giving Away Anything on Facebook’ [Video]

*Tyler Perry has warned fans not to fall for online scams using his name, as he is the latest celebrity victim of Facebook phishing.

“I am not giving away anything on Facebook. I am not giving away any money. My team has to shut down these things every day,” the “Madea” creator and actor said in a video posted on Instagram Tuesday.

Perry’s pal Oprah Winfrey previously had to counter such scams. She took to her IG this past holiday season to also warn fans of the fraud.

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As reported by ebony.com, the phishing scam being shared on Facebook claims that Perry is giving away $1 million, cars and homes. The pages are requesting personal information from users who believe the Hollywood mogul can afford to be so charitable.

“Do not give your information to any of these people. Do not … give them anything. I don’t know who they are, but every day we have to get 10, 20, 30 of those things shut down on Facebook. I am not giving away anything. This is Tyler Perry. I’m not giving away anything. Please do me a favor: post this everywhere, so people will know that it’s not true.”

Watch the video above to hear Perry dispel the rumors about the alleged giveaway.

“In my life, I’m a giver. I give a lot of things to a lot of people, to a lot of employees. Random things — cars, houses. I do. But that is not true, OK? The Facebook stuff.”

Currently, Tyler Perry is directing a pair of television series — “The Paynes” and “The Haves and Have Nots.” The next installment of his Madea movie series, “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral,” is due out in 2019.

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