William Shatner, 94, Issues Another Stern Warning & Fans Have Mixed Reactions
Actor William Shatner, best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek: The Original Series, recently warned his social media followers.
On July 17, Shatner took to his Instagram account to tell his followers he found "another scammer account pretending to be associated with [him]." Shatner also shared a screenshot of said account.
"So if the account follows you; I advise you to block or at least restrict the account so they cannot contact you. I've reported the account but as it's not pretending to be me (just pretending to represent me) support may not remove the account. My best, Bill #bettertobesafethansorry," read a portion of the caption.
Several fans thanked Shatner for the warning.
"Thank you sir. Be well," wrote a commenter.
"Thank you for the heads up. I guess those are the perks of being a famous actor," added another.
"Thanks for keeping us updated very thoughtful of you mr shatner," shared a different person.
Quite a few commenters, however, pointed out that the Instagram account seems to be a fan page for Shatner.
"I think that's just a fan page sir," commented an Instagram user.
"Just saying it does say 'fan page,'" added another.
"I am pretty sure that is a fan page. It says in the title and having an avatar who is most definitely not even Mr Shatner...I highly doubt this is a 'fake' account," wrote a commenter.
"Ok maybe this is just me but that's a fan account I don't think it's pretending to be you," shared a social media user.
This is not the first time Shatner has warned his fans about potential scammers using his identity. For instance, on July 12, the 94-year-old actor highlighted a different Instagram account with the name "william.shatner."
"Latest scam account pretending to be me. 🙄 Be aware!" wrote Shatner in the caption of the Instagram upload.
William Shatner, 94, Issues Another Stern Warning & Fans Have Mixed Reactions first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025
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