Virgin River's Alexandra Breckenridge forced to issue warning as she's left 'baffled'

Virgin River actress Alexandra Breckenridge has been compelled to address another social media fraud targeting the stars of the popular Netflix drama.

Her fellow cast member Martin Henderson has likewise found himself issuing alerts to supporters who might have fallen victim to fake Instagram profiles.

Sharing on her Stories recently, Breckenridge reshared a warning from a follower who had discovered an artificial intelligence-generated clip featuring the star's appearance.

The concerned fan revealed the fraudulent footage was prompting viewers to access a Telegram profile to reach Henderson, whilst encouraging others to flag the bogus account.

The alert stated: "This video was created be AI. Don't be fooled!" adding "Alex will NEVER promote Martin's account.", reports the Mirror US.

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It continued: "Martin only has one Instagram account. He will never contact his fans on any social media platform."

The warning also featured a screenshot from the authentic 2023 footage of Breckenridge that had been manipulated to create the counterfeit content.

Responding to the alert, the actress added her own commentary: "Wow, that's a trip. That's not me at all."

She subsequently shared a bewildered-looking selfie before delivering a wry comeback, highlighting the fake video's puzzling Australian pronunciation.

Addressing her 1.3 million followers, she declared: "That was my response to that, that's not me.

"I don't have an accent, as such. I am an American, I speak in an American accent.

"Which could be anything from, like, Valley Girl, to, like, New York, I could be from Brooklyn? I could live down South."

Breckenridge humorously adopted the tone of a Southern belle to address a bizarre social media scam, taking it all in good fun.

"There's so many accents in the US," she quipped. "But this is how I sound, which is, I guess, just like a pretty normal American accent. Not me, AI! That was AI."

Her lighthearted video follows a similar incident involving Henderson, who had to warn fans about an impersonator after one fan was conned out of $375,000 (£276,000).

Fans can rest assured they'll soon see the genuine Breckenridge and Henderson, as the duo have wrapped up filming for their seventh season as Mel Monroe and Jack Sheridan, set to release later in the year.

Virgin River is available to stream on Netflix.