Oprah Winfrey Warns Fans About Scam That Impersonates Her on the Internet

Oprah Winfrey Warns Fans About Scam That Impersonates Her on the Internet
Oprah Winfrey attends the Tribeca TV Festival series premiere of Released at Cinepolis Chelsea in New York City on Sept. 22, 2017. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Tribeca TV Festival
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Imposters using the name of Oprah Winfrey are trying to trick people and she is not having any of it. Winfrey went on social media to warn her followers of the “fraud” on Dec. 21.

A number of fake accounts using Oprah Winfrey’s name or Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Instagram have popped up urging users to “follow page” and “share with friends” in order to receive handouts as large as $5,000, reported BBC News.