ITV Emmerdale’s Ruby star Beth Cordingly issues desperate warning to fans

The actress took to social media to warn her followers to ‘stop and think’

Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly issued a desperate warning to fans as she revealed how she had previously been a victim of a scam. The actress took to social media to warn her followers to ‘stop and think’ as she feared more people were being tricked.

In a video posted on Instagram, Beth, who is known for playing Ruby Fox-Milligan in the ITV soap, revealed that she had been scammed before, and had almost fallen for another scam email.

Posting a video to the social media site, she revealed how she had received an email that appeared to be from Amazon Prime, asking her to update her payment details. However, she did take a closer look and it was then she realised that it was a scam.

Alongside the video in which she shared her warning, Beth encouraged: “STOP AND THINK. EVERY TIME YOU GET AN EMAIL OR TEXT THAT COULD BE A SCAM. Stop. Check the email address it comes from. Stop. Don’t go into it immediately. Stop. Think. Breathe.”

It comes after Emmerdale and Coronation Street were last week forced to issue a joint statement after becoming increasingly aware of their fans being targeted by scam artists acting as a member of their respective cast members.

**Beth shared the video message on Instagram** (Image: Beth Cordingly Instagram)

Taking to Facebook, Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, both ITV programmes shared a statement in which they have asked viewers and fans to ‘please be aware’ as they have spoken out on scammers using their stars’ identities online and informed them of the ‘legitimate’ way of meeting cast members of either soap.

“Please be aware that actor from both Coronation Street and Emmerdale are currently being impersonated by scammers across all social media platforms,” the message started. It went on to read: “No cast member will ever directly request money for messages, meetings, or any kind of personal interaction on social media.

“We are aware these sophisticated impersonations can include deep-fake footage (where it appears to be the actor talking but isn’t) and personal messages which seem to be realistic and in character. We urge everybody to be vigilant. Please report any concern to the relevant platform. The legitimate way of meeting with real members of the cast is via official ‘meet and greet’ events run by ITV Star Tours.”