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Hugh Jackman warns fans of scammers impersonating him

Hugh Jackman has been given the all-clear after undergoing biopsies for basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer.

Hugh Jackman has been given the all-clear after undergoing biopsies for basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. Photo: Getty

Hugh Jackman has shared a warning to fans after discovering scammers are impersonating the Wolverine star to try to steal personal information.

Jackman alerted his Instagram followers on Thursday after the 53-year-old Australian star’s image and likeness was repeatedly used in an internet scam, asking people for their bank details.

ā€œI have never and will never ask for your credit card [number], personal information, Social Security [number], bank information etc,ā€ Jackman wrote in an Instagram story.

ā€œIf anyone is asking for this information, and pretending to be me, it is a scam!

ā€œPlease never give anyone your personal information. Be safe. Love HJ.ā€

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Hugh Jackman warned his fans of potential scams on Thursday. Photo: Instagram

Jackman’s name and image has been used in numerous online scams in recent years, including a bitcoin scam in 2019, which used the X-Men actor’s likeness to claim it could ā€œturn you into a billionaireā€.

In July 2019, Jackman also warned fans of a fake meet and greet that asked online followers to pay to meet him.

ā€œThanks so much for making me aware of people using my name and likeness to create fake social media accounts,ā€ Jackman wrote at the time.

ā€œI understand these people are asking you for money to meet me.

ā€œPlease know this… I have not and will never ask anyone to pay to meet me on social media. Please do not give anyone you do not know your personal information!

ā€œPlease hear me… If someone claiming to be me is asking you for money… it is a SCAM.ā€

Jackman is in New York City, performing the broadway musical, The Music Man.

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