Martin Lewis Emotional as Couple Lose £90,000 in Scam Using His Name

Martin Lewis became visibly emotional and angered during a live broadcast of This Morning after a guest, Gill Casey, recounted how her late husband Tim was deceived by scammers using a fake video of Lewis to promote cryptocurrency investments. The fraudulent clip led Tim to invest around £90,000 with a company called Terra-Markets, with scammers persistently pressuring him to contribute more money and falsely promising profits. Tim's subsequent pancreatic cancer diagnosis and death have been linked by Gill to the extreme stress caused by the financial fraud. Lewis condemned the scammers as vicious criminals exploiting his likeness without permission, emphasizing that he never endorses investment schemes or cryptocurrencies. He warned viewers to be highly skeptical of social media adverts featuring celebrities, as there are virtually no regulations protecting consumers from such scams. Throughout the program, Lewis urged people to rely only on trusted sources like his official website and This Morning itself for financial advice, highlighting the severe impact of these organized scams on individuals and families.