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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Phil Cardy

Peaky Blinders fans urged to look out for £1,000 'meet & greet' scam on Instagram

Peaky Blinders fans are being warned of a scammer posing as show favourite Arthur Shelby offering meetings with the stars for £1,000 a time.

The conman has sent Instagram messages to fans under the name of actor Paul Anderson. The real Paul plays mob boss Tommy Shelby’s brother in the BBC hit drama about a 1920s Birmingham crime family.

The faker offers a private “meet and greet” with the stars including dinner with the Shelby clan and the chance to get autographs and photographs.

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