Latest scam stars Henry Cavill in the most unusual role of his career so far

Wednesday 28 August 2024

While some people are convinced that the quality of local journalism is rapidly decreasing, a wave of clickbait articles about Henry Cavill purportedly written by the island's oldest newspaper are in fact a scam – and not the work of local reporters.

The police are now encouraging islanders to report the fake ‘Jersey Evening Post’ articles which are popping up on social media news feeds.

These articles will have readers believe that Jersey-born actor Henry Cavill, who shot to Hollywood stardom as Superman and fronted Netflix hit show 'The Witcher', has been very busy.

When he's not on late-night talk shows being interrupted by phone calls from the Jersey Financial Services Commission, Mr Cavill is supposedly getting arrested in his Armani loungewear for mysterious crimes, the severity of which mean he will disappear "forever".

Pictured: The new Facebook scam features a fake JEP article about Jersey-born actor Henry Cavill.

The most recent article, which mimics the JEP online format very closely, promises that readers can learn more about "details of the scandalous interview".

However, these gossip pieces have a more sinister motive and islanders are being encouraged to remain vigilant.

The States of Jersey Police has issued advice urging Facebook users to avoid clicking on the scam articles or any links within them that promise deals or offers.

A police spokesperson said: "Fraudsters keep evolving and finding new ways to trick us into handing over our money, and these scams use familiar companies, local to us, to make us feel safer and persuade us to believe them.

"Any scams on Facebook should be reported directly to Facebook and this can be done easily by clicking on the three dots on the post. Once you have reported the post, Facebook will do the rest."

The spokesperson added: "The best way to stay safe is to make sure that you don't click on any links and even if you do click on links or are drawn in to something, then make sure you do not give out your personal details or your bank details or any credit card details.

"If something sounds too good to be true it often is and remember, get rich quick schemes invariably don't work."

This scam, while the most unusual seen in recent weeks, is merely the latest in a series of scams and scam warnings that islanders have recently encountered.