Fraudsters use fake endorsements from Harry and Meghan to promote scam bitcoin investment adverts including one claiming they made £128,000 every month
- Harry and Meghan used in fake endorsements to promote investment schemes
- Fabricated interviews used in articles falsely claiming the couple backed Bitcoin
- Duke and duchess among a string of celebrities misused in get-rich-quick scams
- Number of reported possible scams has risen by 400 per cent in five years
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been used in fake endorsements on social media to promote Bitcoin-related investment schemes.
Fabricated interviews, as well as photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have been used in online articles falsely claiming the couple have backed schemes related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading.
One of the latest fake headlines reads: ‘People earning millions from home by using Harry and Meghan latest advice’.
The story also uses the logos of news brands including the Mail, the BBC, the Sun, Good Morning Britain and the Guardian.
Another said: ‘Harry and Meghan shocked everyone in the studio by revealing how they making (sic) an extra £128k every month’.
Harry and Meghan are among a…
