Peaky Blinders fans are being urged to not fall for a scam which sees a conman 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. Show fanatic Yasemin Kaptan, 46, from London, was among those sent an invitation. She believes she was targeted as she runs a fan page dedicated to actor Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy.
She told the Sunday Mirror: “As soon as I saw the message I contacted the official Peaky Blinders Instagram page and they confirmed that it was a scam. I knew it didn’t look right, he wouldn’t be asking for money.
