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Daniel O'Donnell makes surprise visit to St. Shanaghan House Sheltered Housing in Ardara, Co Donegal, in 2020 during Covid pandemic

Daniel O’Donnell warns fans about Facebook scammers after nun among those conned

O’Donnell told fans to pay close attention to Facebook accounts claiming to be him, reminding them that his account has a verified tick.

DANIEL O’DONNELL HAS warned fans to be wary of Facebook frauds after a nun was among those to be scammed recently.

O’Donnell has made appearances on ITV’s Good Morning Britain and on RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne Show to appeal to fans to never engage with an account that is claiming to be him and asking for money.

“I just can’t stress enough,” O’Donnell told ITV, “don’t send money, I don’t need money, and any message asking for money is fake.”

“I put up videos saying, ‘do not engage with people on Facebook because it will not be me’, and still people get caught,” he added.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, O’Donnell revealed that a friend of his who is a nun was among those scammed.

“Very recently, a friend of mine who is a nun, the gardaí got in touch with us. I contacted her on Whatsapp, but she had already given money on an Apple Pay Card.

“It was a scam that I was going to visit on Friday, and that I needed money, it’s crazy.”

O’Donnell reminded fans to pay close attention to Facebook accounts claiming to be him, and noted that his account has a verified blue tick.

He said that he will never contact fans individually via Facebook or charge for meet and greets or videos.

O’Donnell added that apart from paying for a ticket or a CD, there is no other reason why anyone would have to pay money for anything related to him.

The Co Donegal singer also spoke to Today with Claire Byrne on the issue.

He noted that scammers also try to impersonate his business manager and even his sister.

“The smartest of people have got caught by scams,” said O’Donnell, “so it’s no reflection on anybody that you got sucked in.

“But I don’t contact anybody directly through Facebook, I can’t do a lot on social media to tell you the truth.”

O’Donnell said he has met people from as far aware as America who have been scammed.

“I’ve been contacted by one girl whose mother was talking to somebody and was convinced it was me.

“She fell out with the daughter over the head of it, but then she came to the show with her friend, and we got her backstage and we explained it to her.”

He also reminded fans on RTÉ that they should visit his website to buy tickets and to not pay over the odds.

O’Donnell told fans to pay close attention to Facebook accounts claiming to be him, reminding them that his account has a verified tick.

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    Mute Daniel O'Connor
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:57 PM

    He’s also not even a registered gas appliance installer

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    Mute den
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    Dec 20th 2024, 1:45 PM

    @Daniel O’Connor: brilliant comment

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    Mute Fergus O'Donnell
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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:55 PM

    @Daniel O’Connor: you win the internet today!

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    Mute Enoch Kochwomble
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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:49 PM

    @Daniel O’Connor: he’s a gas man! Give him his due! (Note to Alan Shatter and Oliver Sears – this is not an antisemitic remark)

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    Mute Patrick Westman
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:57 PM

    Fair play to Daniel,he’s got a loyal fan base and is protecting their interest and his ticket prices are reasonable,unlike some.

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    Mute Maximilian Kolbe
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:03 PM

    Thanks Daniel you really are some man

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    Mute Kieran Menon
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:06 PM

    Scammers are more vile than the filth off the bottom of a sceptic tank…

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    Mute Kieran Menon
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:09 PM

    @Kieran Menon: at least that has its use as fertiliser.

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    Mute Jerry LeFrog
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:41 PM

    @Kieran Menon: agree.
    Might be extreme, but maybe when they are caught those scammers could be used to feed the fish… for a day.

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    Mute Daniel Skelton
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    Dec 20th 2024, 1:21 PM

    @Kieran Menon: That’s just the tip of the iceberg. You should be directing your hatred towards Meta who openly allows it on the platform.

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    Mute Patrick MC Dermott
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    Dec 20th 2024, 2:03 PM

    @Kieran Menon: There are still people out there who will believe that Daniel asked them to Private Message him. People’s vanity always makes them slip up!

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    Dec 20th 2024, 2:12 PM

    @Daniel Skelton: scams have existed long before Facebook/Meta

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    Mute larry smith
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    Dec 20th 2024, 2:40 PM

    Warning if you get a link called “Daniel O’Donnell singing Christmas carols “don’t open it ,it’s Daniel O’Donnell singing Christmas carols.

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    Mute Vinny Hughes
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    Dec 20th 2024, 11:32 AM

    Years ago they robbed stage coaches.
    Then banks
    Trains
    Now it’s you and I and wee Daniel

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    Dec 20th 2024, 11:47 AM

    @Vinny Hughes: Crime nostalgia

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    Mute Brian Hunt
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:45 PM

    The government should be more proactive in educating the public to the scourge of scammers, rather than being focused on media misinformation and hate laws!

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    Mute Jack Hayes
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    Dec 20th 2024, 1:14 PM

    @Brian Hunt: It’s all scamming and misinformation. The government can’t hold everyone’s hands all the time. Plus I’ve seen your other comments. Education is wasted on a lot of people, presuming they had any or enough.

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    Mute John arse
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    Dec 20th 2024, 2:59 PM

    Scamming nuns is a bad habit to get into!

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    Mute Fergus O'Donnell
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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:02 PM

    Aren’t the Israelis hilarious?
    Playing the antisemitism card for the umpteenth time?
    The deserve all the retribution that’s coming to them.
    Hatred of genocide isn’t antisemitism.

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    Mute Enoch Kochwomble
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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:46 PM

    @Fergus O’Donnell: they’re such a vile, odious, hateful, entitled shower theyve even managed to redeem Limerick.

    Is it any wonder everybody hates Israelis?

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    Dec 20th 2024, 6:00 PM

    @Fergus O’Donnell: There are three kinds of human shields: Voluntary shields are people who willfully choose to stand in front of a legitimate target as a means of protection; Involuntary shields are people who are coercively deployed as bargaining chips or as a means to thwart an attack; and proximate shields are civilians or civilian sites that become shields or are cast as shields due to their proximity to the fighting.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:28 PM

    He’s been scamming them for years now he’s annoyed that others are muscling in!

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    Mute Pól Pot
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:13 PM

    We all know it is you, Daniel!

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    Mute Pól Pot
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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:15 PM

    Milking us for everything we’ve got. Shameless carry-on.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 12:58 PM

    @Pól Pot: Bad sign when you’re replying to yourself, first sign of madness…that and Suggs walking up your driveway.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:14 PM

    @Mel Fitzpatrick: Suggs says you’re not qualified to make that diagnosis.

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    Mute Daniel Skelton
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    Dec 20th 2024, 1:20 PM

    Because Meta openly allows it on their platform. Disgusting excuse of a company.

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    Mute Enoch Kochwomble
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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:33 PM

    @Daniel Skelton: disinformation central. Vile company. And its in Ballsbridge.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:39 PM

    @Enoch Kochwomble: and it’s paying huge taxes. So hands off.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:44 PM

    @Paul Whitehead: except they are NOT paying huge taxes. It’s the very reason they are in Ireland. Nor have they paid the billions of fine levied against them for abuses of people’s rights. It would not surprise me if you turned out to be one of the little clowns working there. Close Meta and Alphabet down and ship the numpties elsewhere.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 5:59 PM

    @Daniel Skelton: If you report them, you’ll get a message saying they didn’t take it down because it doesn’t violate their community standards. It doesn’t matter that it’s someone pretending to be Elon Musk and promising to give you a brand new flying car that can travel at light speed and asking for your bank details.

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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:09 PM

    Never heard of this man

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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:08 PM

    A nun? Was this a romantic scam?

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    Mute Enoch Kochwomble
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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:27 PM

    A scammer versus the nuns? Nuns. No contest. Been at it for years.

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    Mute Enoch Kochwomble
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    Dec 20th 2024, 4:38 PM

    I hear Pat Kenny just got a menacing text from someone pretending to be a nun and demanding money if their planning permission is denied. No, wait….

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    Dec 20th 2024, 9:58 PM

    A nun conned….well that must be a first

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