Chris Pratt warns fans about ‘pervy imposter’

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 25: Chris Pratt attends the "Guardians of the Galacy" photocall on July 25, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/WireImage)

Guardians of the Galaxy hero, Chris Pratt has taken to social media to alert his fans to a “pervy dude” who has been allegedly impersonating him online.

“Somebody is trying to pretend to be me on Facebook,” he wrote on Instagram.

PERVY DUDE ALERT!!! (Not a joke) It’s confirmed: somebody is trying to pretend to be me on Facebook (and maybe other social media platforms) apparently hitting on a lot of different female fans, trying to get their numbers and who knows what else. I’m not joking. Please know, I find this behavior reprehensible. If I find out who it is I’ll have their account shut down and seriously would like to punch them right in the GD mouth. You hear that imposter!? Stop. My message to any fans who are contacted by someone claiming to be Chris Pratt: Look for the BLUE “VERIFIED” CHECKMARK next to the name. If there is no checkmark by my name that person is an imposter. I’m sorry. Tell your siblings. Educate our young ones. It’s probably mostly kids who would fall for this. Makes me sick. It terrifies me to think someone could be hurt, their feelings or much worse, by this imposter/potential predator. I’ve had many, many people tell me about this. It’s not an isolated incident. If anyone is in contact with this person block them immediately. If it’s you doing it, I’m warning you. Stop right now or you will@be very unhappy with the outcome. Go find Jesus. ? praying for you.

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The US actor claimed that the “imposter” had “apparently been hitting on a lot of different female fans, trying to get their numbers and who knows what else.”

“I find this behaviour reprehensible,” he continued. “If I find out who it is I’ll have their account shut down.”

The 38-year-old expressed a wish to “punch [the imposter] right in the mouth” and encouraged the individual to “go find Jesus”.

His alert, which he also posted on Facebook and Twitter, has been widely received.

According to People, the bogus page has since disappeared.

Pratt, who plays Peter Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, is not the only member of the Marvel “family” to cry foul over internet fakery.

Earlier this year, actor Robert Downey Jr, aka Iron Man, also warned his fans not to fall for “scam artists” who purported to be him on social media.

Both actors were seen this week in the first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, slated to release in April.

Pratt made his name on TV comedy Parks and Recreation before landing roles in such films as Jurassic World, Passengers and The Lego Movie.

In August, he and his actress wife Anna Faris announced they were separating after eight years of marriage.