Overview
- During Heart Breakfast on February 23, a caller said he believed he was scammed by someone in South Africa after receiving a message that appeared to be from Holden.
- Holden confirmed the message was not from her and, sending a genuine reply on-air, clarified, “This is me, this is not AI.”
- She warned listeners not to share bank details or PINs or transfer money, advising them to hang up and contact their bank via the number on their card or in-branch.
- Holden referenced her Scam Interceptors work exposing fraudsters who used her identity, including a case where a man was urged to sell his home under a false promise of living with her.
- Police were alerted by the targeted man’s relatives in that earlier case, and Holden says her renewed warning aims to raise awareness of ongoing impersonation attempts.