Oprah warns Instagram followers about scammers

Oprah had a warning on Thursday for fans to stay vigilant, after she learned scammers were trying to take advantage of her Instagram followers.

The 63-year-old entertainment mogul even broke into a little jingle in an attempt to get her warning to stick.

The clip opens with the television star standing in front of a festive Christmas tree. 

Bad news: On Thursday Oprah had a warning for fans to stay vigilant, after she learned scammers were trying to take advantage of her Instagram followers

‘Hi everybody,’ she started jovially, ‘I just wanted you to know that somebody out there is trying to scam you using my name and my avatar on social media.’

The scammers are apparently ‘asking for money if you sign up for an Own account on Instagram.’

OWN–the Oprah Winfrey Network–is of course Oprah’s media empire, which encompasses not only her television channel but her various other interactive offerings.

Legendary: It's a long running joke that she has undue influence over her millions of fans

Legendary: It’s a long running joke that she has undue influence over her millions of fans

Earworm! Things then turned somewhat funny as Oprah started singing 'It's a fraud, it's a fraud, it's a fraud,' presumably to make her message more memorable

Earworm! Things then turned somewhat funny as Oprah started singing ‘It’s a fraud, it’s a fraud, it’s a fraud,’ presumably to make her message more memorable

Things then turned somewhat funny as Oprah started singing ‘It’s a fraud, it’s a fraud, it’s a fraud,’ presumably to make her message more memorable.

‘Don’t believe it,’ continued the cultural icon, ‘don’t give up any of your back accounts or personal information to anybody posing as me or anyone else for that matter.’

She signed off by wishing her fans a merry Christmas. 

Holiday-appropriate: She signed off by wishing her fans a merry Christmas

Holiday-appropriate: She signed off by wishing her fans a merry Christmas

Meanwhile, Oprah is gearing up for the release of A Wrinkly in Time, which will bow in March of 2018. 

Time Magazine recently honored the diverse cast that includes Oprah, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and Storm Reid with the cover of their December 25th issue titled, 2018: The year ahead. 

Blockbuster? Meanwhile, Oprah is gearing up for the release of A Wrinkly in Time, which will bow in March of 2018

Blockbuster? Meanwhile, Oprah is gearing up for the release of A Wrinkly in Time, which will bow in March of 2018

 Covergirls: Time Magazine recently honored the diverse cast that includes Oprah, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and Storm Reid with the cover of their December 25th issue

 Covergirls: Time Magazine recently honored the diverse cast that includes Oprah, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and Storm Reid with the cover of their December 25th issue

 

 

 

 

 

 



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