Kate Beckinsale has never minced words and wont start now for a thief using her name.

The Underworld star is warning her social media followers about a catfish pretending to be her in order to scam people out of money. Beckinsale, who shared screenshots from multiple fans who say their parents were targeted, addressed the issue Tuesday.

Hey so this is such a shitty horrible thing to do and its not the first time an elderly man has been scammed out of actually a lot of money hundreds of thousands of dollars, she captioned her Instagram post . Whoever is doing this is disgusting and evil.

The Serendipity actor emphasized that any message pretending to [be] me is a scammer and I will never be dming anyone asking for money.

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center recently confirmed that elder fraud complaints increased by 14% last year, and noted that scams targeting individuals aged 60 or older caused over $3.4 billion in losses in 2023 alone with the average victim losing $33,915.

Beckinsale shared a glimpse of just how manipulative these scammers are. One of the messages she shared on Instagram came from a concerned daughter who said her elderly dad is being scammed out of lots of money and does not believe hes a victim.

The other message went as far as mentioning Beckinsales daughter, Lily Mo Sheen .