How McAvoy saved himself from a scam

Actor James McAvoy claims he narrowly avoided getting scammed out of nearly $13,000 (Dh47,741.5) while attempting to plan a family vacation to Spain.

The Split actor, 39, shared videos of himself on Instagram in which he explained the incident to his fans in an effort to warn them, reports People.

“Hello, there! I’m James McAvoy. I have just avoided being scammed through a cyber scamming scheme online and I’m just making this video to draw your attention to it,” McAvoy said.

The actor explained he had attempted to book a trip to The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, in Spain through a website that was “actually better” than the real hotel’s website. “Don’t use them. They nearly took 10 grand off of me, which is a ton of money.”