‘Drew Barrymore Show’ Targeted in Hacking, ID Fraud Scam by Imposter Who Posed as Producer and More (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer One or more individuals have been fraudulently posing as officials from “The Drew Barrymore Show” in attempts to scam talent and other guests involved with the star’s talk show, Variety can report exclusively.

The ruse, which did not originate from the syndicated series or its producer CBS Media Ventures and Paramount Global, has been flaunting “paid opportunities” for prospective guests and attempting to arrange social media efforts like Facebook broadcasts.

According to three Variety sources, some vendors of the show have been solicited for invoices, which included requests for personal banking information.

The issue was escalated to legal affairs and the IT department at corporate parent Paramount Global in recent days. The talent booking team at the “Drew Barrymore Show” began notifying celebrity representatives across the industry about the matter on Friday. “It has recently come to our attention that one or more individuals have fraudulently been holding themselves out to be connected with ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ and soliciting participation in Facebook Lives and other ‘paid opportunities.’ These solicitations seem to be coming from various mock emails containing some part of the ‘Drew Barrymore’ name,” the memo going out to publicists and agents read.