The ex-chief of a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland has reportedly died in a fall. Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory, a former leader of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), passed away in Scotland over the weekend.
06.07.2022 - 16:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Outlander fans have once again been targeted by fake social media accounts pretending to be a representative of Sam Heughan.
Fan favourite Davie 'Hollywood' Stewart is Scots actor Sam's driver and has worked on the set of the time-travel drama since it first began in 2014.
He regularly delights followers by sharing throwback snaps and sneak peeks from filming across Scotland.
But today he's taken a more serious tone, and has warned of a fake account using his picture and pretending to be Sam's manager.
Sharing the profile with the bio reading 'manager to actor Sam Heughan' Davie wrote: "This is not me."
Fans took to the comments to say they are continuously reporting fake pages pretending to be Balmaclellan-born Sam, or someone close to him.
One said: "I swear I spend a large part of my day reporting Sam Spam."
Another wrote: "Oh wow - it just goes on and on - and people fall for it.
While one said: "This is constant. You must get fed up of it happening. You can't control it though."
This is not the first time Outlander fans have been targeted by online con artists.
Sam, who plays Jamie Fraser in the hit Starz show, previously warned fans of catfish scammers who were asking fans for money online.
The 42-year-old hit out at trolls pretending to be him on various social media platforms including Twitter, instagram and WhatsApp.
The star urged fans to be careful online and said he would 'never ask for money' or reach out to people on messages.
Sharing a post on his Instagram stories, Sam wrote: "Please be careful on social media. So many scammers.
"I will never reach out or message on Instagram/Twitter/Whatsapp/Google hangout/etc or ask for money.
"If it's not verified it's not me."
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The ex-chief of a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland has reportedly died in a fall. Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory, a former leader of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), passed away in Scotland over the weekend.
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