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Helen Mirren reveals she has been targeted by scammers who used her name to front a false charity as she urges her followers to 'keep alert'


Dame Helen Mirren has revealed that she has been targeted by scammers who used her name to front a false charity.

Person(s) unknown have used my name to front a false charity, which is sending out messages from me, offering a large sum of money and asking you to respond to helenmirrencharity@gmail.com. At the time the London-born Oscar winner's was promoting her film, The Good Liar, which saw her taken on the role of a rich widow targeted by an unscrupulous conman, played by Sir Ian McKellen. During an interview on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, host Jane Garvey suggested the actress would be 'far too savvy' to be scammed herself.

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